I think Biden’s early announcement that he was going to pick a female running mate was a mistake, but given that he did it Harris was his best available choice for the campaign. As I wrote at Bloomberg Opinion last night:
Among that sad subset of people whose hobby over the last few months has been speculating about Joe Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California was always in the lead. There’s a reason for that: She checks all the boxes. . . .