Kamala Harris makes strong start to her WH2020 campaign and is already attracting endorsements
My 66/1 tip from January 2017 now the clear frontrunner
Even though we are a year off the first WH2020 primaries the former Attorney General for California and now Senator, Kamala Harris, is top slot in the betting and in pole position for the Democratic party nomination.
Her campaign was launched a week last Monday and on Sunday a crowd estimated at 20k turned up in her home city of Oakland for her first campaign rally. Last night she appeared at a CNN Town Hall in Iowa (see pic) – the state that, of course, is the first to decide in the nomination race.
Her campaign has also made key hirings of political professionals for Iowa and is starting to get endorsements.
- All of this puts her well ahead of the other likely contenders and might well be a factor in determining how many others want to run against her.
If she starts to look almost invincible then that will play a big part in the decisions of maybe two dozen potential other challengers. She is certainly being treated by the media as the clear frontrunner which means that what she does and says gets a lot more coverage.
A big danger of being in this position is that her opponents for both the nomination and the White House do deep opposition research to find things that could impede the campaign. That’s already started and she can expect her every action while Californian Attorney-General to be scrutinised.
I just wonder how 76 year old Joe Biden and 77 year old Bernie Sanders are viewing the rise of Harris. My guess is that the former, at least, might decide that its not worth the effort. Bernie, who played a big part in Trump’s victory at WH2016, will probably try again.
Exactly two years ago I tipped her here when Kamala was 66/1, I’m hoping to be able to refer to that post again!