Kamala Harris, with her Democratic establishment and Silicon Valley connections and her uncanny ability to mask liberal policies behind the veil of “pragmatism,” was the safest route for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. But she was also supposed to be the game changer — the trump card that would fire up the voters who have no real enthusiasm for Biden.
So far, this strategy seems to have worked. The hour following Biden’s announcement that Harris would be his running mate was his best hour of fundraising yet. That day alone, he brought in nearly $26 million. And even though running mates usually have little direct effect on voters, more than 20% of Democrats said they are more likely to vote for Biden because he picked Harris, according to a recent poll.
