Why did white women and the Democratic base abandon Kamala Harris? My view from the campaign trail
- Written by Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
On the Saturday before Election Day, I travelled from Washington DC to Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend one of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ last campaign rallies.
It was extraordinary how many women were in the crowd – young Black women in particular. There were also older, suburban, white women who looked like...













