{"id":2292160,"date":"2024-07-10T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racism-cited-in-criticism-against-kamala-harris-getting-top-job-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T17:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:51:06","slug":"racism-cited-in-criticism-against-kamala-harris-getting-top-job-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racism-cited-in-criticism-against-kamala-harris-getting-top-job-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Racism cited in criticism against Kamala Harris getting top job &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fracism-cited-in-criticism-against-kamala-harris-getting-top-job-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292160&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Level of government. She\u2019s been vetted by\u200c the\u2064 American public and is standing on her\u2062 record,\u201d she \u200dadded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re\u200d questioning whether or not she can do\u200b the job when we know she has\u200c done the job,\u201d \u200bCarr said.<\/p>\n<p>Haines noted that as Harris has become a \u2064focus of discussions on Biden\u2019s future, she is facing sexist and racist criticisms that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-into-virginia-military-institute-racism-finds-no-conclusive-violations-but-still-demands-more-diversity\/\" title=\"Investigation Into Virginia Military Institute Racism Finds No Conclusive Violations, But Still Demands More Diversity\">white male candidates<\/a> do not typically encounter.<\/p>\n<p>She added that some have suggested that Harris should not be considered \u2063as a replacement for Biden, despite her \u2063experience and qualifications.<\/p>\n<p><button onclick=\"showReadLess()\" 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datetime=\"2024-07-10T17:03:35-04:00\">July 10, 2024 5:03 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1692621\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3073589\/sunny-hostin-worries-country-wont-vote-black-woman-biden-steps-aside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cheerleaders<\/a> for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3074550\/harris-hope-polls-challenges-plague-candidacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> ascending to the presidency, in focus as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-draws-wartime-contrast-with-house-gop-dysfunction\/\" title=\"Biden highlights House GOP dysfunction, emphasizes wartime contrast.\">president faces pressure<\/a> to quit his reelection campaign, have turned to a familiar theme in tackling her critics \u2014 racism.<\/p>\n<p>In a column for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arkansas-advances-bill-to-protect-female-athletes\/\" title=\"Arkansas advances bill to protect female athletes\">pro-women<\/a>, pro-LGBT news site <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/19thnews\/why-black-women-wont-let-the-unthinkable-happen?e=1e91c20f4c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>the 19th<\/em><\/a>, an editor said that Harris was initially omitted from media discussions about who could replace Biden if he left the race.<\/p>\n<p>Errin Haines suggested that Harris faced snubs from white Democrats, who were discussing her chances of getting the nomination and beating former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarris was among Biden\u2019s staunchest and swiftest defenders after a poor performance at the first presidential debate of the 2024 cycle on June 27. Nervous \u2014 mostly white \u2014 Democrats began raising questions about Biden\u2019s age and capacity to continue as the party\u2019s nominee, and some called for him to step aside. But some of the early talk of a potential successor routinely skipped over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-democrats-call-witnesses-at-trial-we-will-call-democrats-thatve-used-inflammatory-language\/\" title=\"Graham: If Democrats Call Witnesses At Trial We Will Call Democrats That\u2019ve Used Inflammatory Language\">sitting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a><\/a>,\u201d she wrote for the online site on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The former race reporter for the <em>Associated Press<\/em> also said the first female vice president, who is of Afro-Jamaican and Indian descent, faced other slights in how her potential candidacy was discussed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The second in command to the commander in chief at Chief to Chief? Yes, Please.<\/p>\n<p>Black Women running things is our all-time favorite genre. You are cordially invited to witness a spirited conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris and our President and CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wangawoman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wangawoman<\/a> .\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PqQRRs9UQe\">pic.twitter.com\/PqQRRs9UQe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESSENCE Festival (@essencefest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/essencefest\/status\/1807916318793871501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn the last few days, as Harris has entered the conversation, familiar criticisms of her leadership, readiness and ability to effectively message to and connect with voters have resurfaced. She is frequently referred to simply as \u2018Kamala\u2019 by the press and was called \u2018the first DEI president\u2019 in a recent <em>New York Post<\/em> editorial and by a GOP congressman,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Haines quoted Glynda Carr, president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.higherheightsforamericapac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Higher Heights for America PAC,<\/a> \u201can organization focused on supporting black women as voters, candidates and elected officials,\u201d who raised the issue of how women, and especially black women, are mistreated in the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the president and vice president were two white males, there wouldn\u2019t be this strong discussion about who could or should be selected in the political process if the president has decided not to move forward,\u201d Carr said. <\/p>\n<p>Harris \u201chas run, won and governed at every level, including sitting steps away from the Oval Office,\u201d she was quoted as saying, and warned, \u201cShe continues to show up every day, doing the job of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vice-President\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vice president<\/a>. She has checked all those boxes. We\u2019re going to be very aware of how people continue to talk about her in this moment, about her readiness to lead, her qualifications, her experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haines made the case that black women especially are supporting the president, but not simply because he\u2019s the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She said his support from black women can be credited to Harris, who they welcome as the president\u2019s heir apparent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack women know Biden is old. But, they say, he was old four years ago when they voted for him \u2014 and they feel comfortable voting for him again because they believe he has a capable vice president who is ready to lead if he cannot continue,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1692621\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1692621\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics of Vice President Kamala Harris potentially becoming president have been accused of racism, as they have overlooked her in discussions about replacing President Biden. 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