We are in a brother. Of this nation this is the single most important election in the history of our country where the patient is not. Barrackers. The. Law their choice. To history is to live it up one of the most difficult moments because ever faced the worst person debbie could go 100 years the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The most compelling call for Racial Justice since the 6th. I will fight to protect you. I am your president of law and order murders an Inflection Point we are. Proud to get decent science democracy theyre all on the ballot and we will. Break this is a law. Speaking of which. This will return with one more time. As you can see from the top right of your screen the countdown is on to the 1st polls closing we have our team of correspondents across the us keeping an eye on all the races that matter from the white house in washington d. C. To joe bidens home state in delaware as well as texas illinois florida and california weve got you covered sti
Into Historical Context the significance of the selection of Kamala Harris . Prof. Brown this is huge. She is the first woman of color, the first black and Indian American woman to serve in the senate, she is the first woman of color to be on a president ial ticket. This is monumental. There are no if sandor butz about it. There are two other white women who are there are two other white women who were Vice President ial nominees, Kamala Harris is the first woman of color. Host you are quoted as saying black women in politics are invisible and hyper visible at the same time. What do you mean by that and does this election change that . Prof. Brown i hope it changes some things. By hyper visible i mean black women are ever present. People notice them and we stick out because we are not the norm in american politics based on the simple majority of american politicians are white man. Of the American Senate are women. Any time there is someone who is a body out of place, someone who is not
Harris on the democratic ticket. Then, Purdue University associate professor nadia brown joins us for more on the Vice President of canada and the role of black women in american politics. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is thursday, august 13. Joe biden and Kamala Harris made their debut as democratic running mates. With of the ticket now set, harris biggest moments in the spotlight are set to come next week at the Democratic Convention and debate with mike pence. We are asking you how much you Pay Attention to the bottom half of a party ticket. Do you think running mates matter . Phone lines for you to call in, republicans, democrats, independents. You can also send us a text. Do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, twitter and facebook. A very good thursday morning to you. You can go ahead and start calling in as we begin with this headline from yesterday from political. Mates dont usually matter, they write
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