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What Sen. Kamala Harris' Candidacy Means For The Democratic Party

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California Sen. Kamala Harris at a campaign event for presidential candidate Joe Biden in Detroit, Michigan on March 9, 2020. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)
California Sen. Kamala Harris at a campaign event for presidential candidate Joe Biden in Detroit, Michigan on March 9, 2020. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)

California Sem. Kamala Harris is officially joining presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on the campaign trail as his running mate.

Harris is the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to become a vice presidential nominee of a major party.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley talks with Errin Haines, The 19th's editor-at-large, about the significance of the senator's candidacy and what she brings to the party ticket.

This segment aired on August 12, 2020.

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