Kamala Harris was the safest choice

Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that Kamala Harris will be his running mate. Compared with his other rumored picks, Harris was probably the safest choice.

To understand why, it’s important to understand the role a vice presidential candidate must play on the campaign trail. Harris’s primary responsibility will be to fundraise, and as a mainstream Democrat who knows how to appease the Left, this shouldn’t be difficult to do. She’s a well-known figure on the establishment circuit, and her voting record is far more liberal than voters might think, so she’ll be able to work both angles in a way Biden cannot.