Kamala Harris schmoozes with Hamptons elite as Democrats try to bridge gap with working class

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If she runs for president in 2020, Sen. Kamala Harris will be more similar to Hillary Clinton than Bernie Sanders. That’s not exactly new information, but the California Democrat’s weekend plans further crystallize her entanglement with the conflicts that drove many Democratic voters to support Sanders over Clinton.

Harris, who once called income inequality the “defining economic challenge of our time,” is headed up to the Hamptons this weekend to schmooze with wealthy influencers from Hollywood to Wall Street.

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