Kamala Harris's debate task: Strike the right balance

Kamala Harris’s task in Wednesday’s debate against Mike Pence is to deliver for her supporters who hope to see a sharp, offensive performance without falling into any sexist tropes or looking like a bully.

The California senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee is known for being a sharp questioner in Senate hearings. And she deployed one of the most brutal debate attacks in recent memory last year when she slammed her now-running mate former vice president Joe Biden for working with segregationist senators to oppose busing in the 1970s.