As conventions fade away, what sticks with us are the one-liners. Few can hope to achieve the immortality of Democratic convention GOAT Ann Richards, who in 1988 was the state treasurer of Texas, a state she’d go on to lead as governor. Her takedown of the gaffe-prone George H.W. Bush …
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Kamala Harris on Wednesday night became the first woman of color to accept a major party’s vice presidential nomination, closing out the third night of the Democratic National Convention with a powerful speech in which she traced the legacy of the black women who paved her way, and told her …
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This article was originally published by Grist and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris of California to be his running mate. Harris beat out a long list of qualified women for the spot — Senator Elizabeth …
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