Kamala Harris prepares to step into vice presidential debate spotlight
by Naomi Lim, Political Reporter |
| October 01, 2020 08:22 AM
After President Trump and 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's bare-knuckled opening debate, eyes are now turning toward California Sen. Kamala Harris as she prepares to spar with Vice President Mike Pence next week during their first and only encounter.
Harris, Biden's vice presidential pick, and Pence will try to abide by the No. 1 running mate rule of doing no harm when they meet for 90 minutes on Oct. 7 at the University of Utah’s Nancy Peery Marriott Auditorium in Salt Lake City for a debate moderated by USA Today's Washington bureau chief, Susan Page.
Expectations are high for Harris, given her prosecutor background and performances in congressional hearings during her first term on Capitol Hill. And despite struggling to articulate finer public policy points in the primary, including regarding "Medicare for all," her viral debate confrontation with Biden over race is further proof she can deliver a blow.
Harris has sought to tamp down those expectations as she studies up for the debate, with former primary rival Pete Buttigieg playing fellow Indianan Pence in mock matchups and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine debriefing her after his head-to-head with the vice president in 2016. Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been standing in as Harris for Pence.
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