The return of ‘Kamala the Cop’

Published July 23, 2024 7:00am ET



President Joe Biden was barely out of the 2024 race when the first ad for Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic front-runner dropped.

This opening argument for Harris’s presidential campaign was interesting for three reasons. It was heavy on criticism of former President Donald Trump. There were no mentions of her vice presidency or the Biden administration. Instead, the ad focused on Harris the prosecutor.

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