PORTRAIT – Propelled to the Democratic nomination by Joe Biden’s abandonment, Kamala Harris made up for her party’s deficit to Donald Trump in four months in a fast-paced, brutal campaign full of twists and turns.
Just six months ago, Kamala Harris was a minor figure in American politics. The vice-president of Joe Biden was described in Washington as the president’s insurance policy. Not to succeed him in the event of his demise, but as one of the few personalities even more unpopular than him, he was to dissuade any party inclination to replace him as candidate for the new election.
Biden’s calculation did not turn out as planned. He was forced to abandon his campaign after a disastrous televised debate with Donald Trump, in which he appeared as a haggard old man with a frail figure and a quavering voice.
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