Kamala Harris Criticisms of Joe Biden: Democrats & Media Downplay Conflict

Democratic Party operatives and journalists — but I repeat myself — are already busying themselves about the important task of rewriting the conflicts between presumptive nominee Joe Biden and his new running mate Kamala Harris.

In the first debate of the Democratic primary, Harris came out swinging, perhaps rightly viewing Biden as the biggest fish in the pond. Wielding the “one-armed paper-hanger” that my colleague Kevin Williamson is fond of pointing out, Harris began her attack, “As the only black person on this stage, I would like to speak on the issue of race.”

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Alexandra DeSanctis

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Democratic Party operatives and journalists — but I repeat myself — are already busying themselves about the important task of rewriting the conflicts between presumptive nominee Joe Biden and his new running mate Kamala Harris.

In the first debate of the Democratic primary, Harris came out swinging, perhaps rightly viewing Biden as the biggest fish in the pond. Wielding the “one-armed paper-hanger” that my colleague Kevin Williamson is fond of pointing out, Harris began her attack, “As the only black person on this stage, I would like to speak on the issue of race.”