Vice President Kamala Harris gave the public its first real look into her nascent presidential campaign with a stop at her organizationā€™s headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on Monday night.

Harrisā€™ first applause line came when she discussed her background as California attorney general and as a courtroom prosecutor.

ā€œIn those roles, I took on perpetrators of all kinds,ā€ she said, earning cackles while she beamed, clearly enjoying the joke. ā€œPredators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. Cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trumpā€™s type.ā€

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    3 months ago

    I am frustrated that we didnā€™t get to pick our candidate in the primaries, I donā€™t know if Harris is my style. She might be.

    But God damn I am looking forward to her going head to head with Trump. She is sharp as hell on her feet.

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      3 months ago

      I was not a harris booster previously but the biggest complaint I have about her, ā€œCopmalaā€ is actually a significant strength in this election. Then I started reading into her voting record. Combine that with her being a woman in the post roe v wade world, and a woman of color against the most xenophobic party that any of us have experienced and I think sheā€™s EXACTLY what we need.

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        The American public has swung back towards more moderate policing. Progressive approaches were rebuked in the Pacific North West. Itā€™s absolutely a strength right now

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      I am really really liking her. A lot. She is giving me rockstar vibes like Obama.