Kamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid
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July 24, 2024

Kamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid

By By BILL BARROW Associated Press 

ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris was greeted by a massive, cheering crowd during the first rally of her newly announced presidential campaign in 2019. Speaking on a late January day outside city hall in her hometown of Oakland, California, she framed her bid as part of something bigger than simply winning an election.

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