Good morning. I found this when I did my usual Kamala search on Google. I was pleased given that much of the media continues to focus on the male candidates and dismissing the women as unelectable.
Yes, I know the Wall Street Journal is arch-conservative to the core. They’re hopelessly Republican and pro-Trump. Still, I agree with most (not all!) of the author’s conclusions. And I wanted to highlight the positive press given my #1 candidate for President.
Here’s the link to it:
WSJ: Kamala Harris is now the Candidate to Beat
It’s an especially curious state because I suspect that, if we weren’t all talking about the squad right now, we would be talking incessantly about Kamala Harris.
There’s not much doubt that the California senator has suddenly become the sensation of the primary season so far. In the space of a month she has traveled from the crowded middle of the distant second tier of candidates to, arguably perhaps, the front of the front. It’s difficult to recall such a sudden shift of fortunes in a primary contest absent an actual primary or caucus vote.
- To read this article, click on the subscription ad first and/or hit the back button. I found this via Google and that's how I was able to read it.
I’m not posting this to start pie fights or to criticize the other candidates. I just wanted to share some good news and insightful analysis about the candidate I love most.
It’s not just the—always volatile—polling numbers. Sen. Harris has advanced significantly on multiple fronts since midsummer.
Many of the big rainmakers in the Democratic Party have been pouring money into Sen. Harris’s campaign coffers.
The polling speaks for itself. In the Real Clear Politics polling average, her score has almost doubled from around 7% before the first Democratic debate to just under 13%. But that national poll picture doesn’t fully capture the momentum she has established in the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire.
When writing my diaries, I’m trying my best to focus mostly on Senator Harris’s strengths and not criticize her competitors for the nomination. This article does a pretty good job of highlighting her successes and talking about what she is doing right.
I don’t expect this article to get much attention here—and probably only negative attention if it does. But as a Harris supporter, I am heartened anytime I see the mainstream media taking her and the other non-white male candidates more seriously.
There is a world outside of DailyKos so I hope the women and the people of color in the race for the Presidency continue to get increasing coverage from the MSM. Thanks for listening.