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Kamala Harris: Hope-bearer with a shortcoming

Harris himself has not yet commented on a potential candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. Hogen-Esch, who teaches at California State University Northridge, believes Harris' ethnic background may be a problem. In a society that continues to struggle with racism and sexism, standardizing Harris would be a risk for the Democrats. "It could trigger the same negative reactions that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton faced," says the political scientist.

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