Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney is getting a lot of well-deserved kudos for so wholeheartedly endorsing Kamala Harris.
But lost in most of this praise is any recognition of the role that Vice President Kamala Harris played in this.
I can’t even wrap my head around the degree and depth of sensitivity, negotiating expertise, political savvy, and interpersonal skills that went into Kamala Harris successfully cajoling Cheney into not just endorsing her, but appearing with her, and agreeing to hit the campaign trail on her behalf. (and getting her father to endorse, to boot). That didn’t just happen because Cheney woke up last week and decided to endorse Harris. And Harris wasn’t some potted plant passively waiting for it all to happen.
She MADE it happen.
And it’s not just about Cheney. Kamala Harris has somehow managed to pull together a coalition of Republicans who, in the past, would NEVER have voted for a Democrat, especially a progressive Black woman. It’s one thing to tell people not to vote for Trump. But Harris has managed to convince a wide array of Republicans to stand on the rooftops and tell the world to vote for HER. This isn’t happening only because Trump is just so bad. It’s also happening because Harris is just that good.
That is some badass politics Harris is playing.
So I am here to give Vice President Kamala Harris the love and respect and salutes she deserves for pulling off this historical political feat and for doing it as she does everything – with skill, grace and genius.
Brava Madam Vice President. Brava!