Harris pick recasts Democratic power structure for years to come | Analysis by MaeveReston
But when Joe Biden chose her as his running mate Tuesday, she made history again as the first Black and South Asian woman to grace a presidential ticket, and the decision sealed her place as the presumptive Democratic nominee's bridge to the next generation while also demonstrating that she is a running mate who defies easy definition.
Kamala Harris, Biden's running mate, spent career breaking barriersPlaying into the hands of Biden's advisers -- who want to draw attention to the fact that Biden chose Harris despite her sharp critique, during a June 2019 debate in Miami, of his opposition to busing and his work with segregationist senators -- Trump said he was surprised that Biden had chosen someone who had been"very, very, nasty" to the former vice president.
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