I think your overall assessment of Harris and what she should be trying to do, and your point that minority activists often conflate the interest of the communities they should be trying to represent with that of their own coterie, are spot on.
I would only add that I sense that Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton have one thing in common. …
I think your overall assessment of Harris and what she should be trying to do, and your point that minority activists often conflate the interest of the communities they should be trying to represent with that of their own coterie, are spot on.
I would only add that I sense that Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton have one thing in common. As firsts in so ways, they are highly self-conscious, used to striving to be perfect in order to succeed, overly afraid of making mistakes, and trained to bite their tongues. This makes it hard for them to relax and establish rapport in the moment, as politicians need to do. As the only woman or Indian-Jamaican-American in the room, they don't trust that people will respond to their authentic selves. This unease undermines confidence in their leadership.
Thus I think being a lawyer isn't the only reason Harris avoids answering questions. She's too afraid of saying the wrong thing and getting slammed, or being rejected for who she is. Obviously a more gifted politician would overcome this
I think your overall assessment of Harris and what she should be trying to do, and your point that minority activists often conflate the interest of the communities they should be trying to represent with that of their own coterie, are spot on.
I would only add that I sense that Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton have one thing in common. As firsts in so ways, they are highly self-conscious, used to striving to be perfect in order to succeed, overly afraid of making mistakes, and trained to bite their tongues. This makes it hard for them to relax and establish rapport in the moment, as politicians need to do. As the only woman or Indian-Jamaican-American in the room, they don't trust that people will respond to their authentic selves. This unease undermines confidence in their leadership.
Thus I think being a lawyer isn't the only reason Harris avoids answering questions. She's too afraid of saying the wrong thing and getting slammed, or being rejected for who she is. Obviously a more gifted politician would overcome this