Wake up with the Washington Examiner: How Kamala wants to run, Biden’s election grenade, and a desert showdown

Published July 30, 2024 8:35am ET



Kamala Harris — the face of abortion

Time is ticking away for Vice President and presumed presidential nominee Kamala Harris to define herself. Taking over for her boss, President Joe Biden, who had 36 years as a senator and eight years as the vice president to the most-liked Democrat in a generation, could pose a problem for the district attorney-turned-attorney general-turned-senator. 

Problems haven’t arisen yet, though. Her rollout has featured a fundraising blitz that scooped up more than $200 million in a little over a week. Democrats have added tens of thousands of volunteers. And voters are turning up to Harris’s rallies, showing a sense of excitement and urgency that was lacking with Biden. 

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