Kamala Harris needs a message

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She’s impressive, but nobody knows why she’s running

The big story to emerge from the Democratic debates last week was likely Kamala Harris. She far outshone candidates perceived to be much bigger stars than her, including Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. And her takedown of Biden was epic.

This should not be surprising. Her announcement led to a flurry of enthusiasm for her candidacy, enthusiasm that slowly but surely died down. We saw the same thing after she embarrassed Attorney General William Barr with her questioning, an exchange that led her colleague and competing Presidential candidate Cory Booker to grin despite himself.

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Truly, in a debate setting, she is by far the most impressive Democratic candidate. So why is she not taking off the way Elizabeth Warren or Pete Buttitieg have been?

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