Is California Atty Genl Kamala Harris the Democrats' "Anti-Palin"?

That's the word from Ben Smith at Politico:

"When she broke out of a six-candidate primary field in the race for attorney general, the San Francisco prosecutor won big endorsements from party heavyweights, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, as well as endorsements from labor unions like the Service Employees International Union and most of California’s top newspapers. She also was the only down-ballot Democrat for whom President Obama raised funds this year.

"That level of support — coupled with glowing profiles in national magazines like Ebony and The Daily Beast, as well as appearances on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and a Matt Lauer interview on Today — lead top Democrats to predict she will soon become a household name. 'She’s a rare talent who will be a national figure shortly,' said Chris Lehane, a former Clinton aide who is now a consultant in California. 'People call her the female Obama. It’s more apt to say she is the female Obama that progressives thought they were voting for.' ...

 And the inevitable comparisons to the President.

"Both are mixed-race children of immigrants raised by a single mother; both are eloquent, telegenic big-city lawyers with strong liberal credentials who catapulted from relative obscurity to the national stage. And like the first African-American president, Harris has broken a long-standing barrier — she’s California’s first African-American attorney general and the first woman to hold the office."

Harris and Governor-Elect Jerry Brown, both veteran champions of LGBT rights, campaigned  against appealing Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker's landmark ruling on Prop 8. Haris reiterated this at her first news conference when she formally declared victory. "We will not defend Proposition 8 because it is simply unconstitutional. One does not need to run from their convictions when they choose to run for office."

Read the full profile at Politico ...

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Comments

[JinCA]

I like her a lot and I voted for her gladly but she also barely won her election here when all of the other state democrats won pretty handily, she's almost too liberal for CA so I doubt she'd be able to win anything on a national level but I like her a lot personally.

[Greg G]

>>>Barely won her election here when all of the other state democrats won pretty handily, she's almost too liberal for CA so I doubt she'd be able to win anything on a national level.

And this from someone who likes Harris and 'voted for her gladly'? Of course you did. ROFL

A 'barely win' is still a win, ask George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Harris is not 'almost too liberal for CA' because she won. The black 'liberal' female San Francisco DA won over the white male Republican Cooley ... and won LA County BIG.

Harris hasn't even started her term yet and you have no idea what her record will be and what will happen in 2012, 2014 or whenever. She could be appointed to the federal courts, Supreme Court, Obama's cabinet, run for governor ... you dont know. And saying her future options are limited because she 'barely won' this race shows your political intelligence.

[Greg G]

Two more things. I have seen your comments on here and distinctly remember you from Prop 8, where you made it a point to say over and over that you were white and upset with black people over those discredited exit polls. Progressives don't talk like that, you sound like a conservative or closeted white gay man who apparently is obsessive about black men and black people.

And speaking of Prop 8 ... Kamala Harris supports your right to get married and be a full citizen. If she's 'almost too liberal', then was Cooley's position more satisfactory to you? Apparently it was NOT to the voters. She won.

'Gladly voted' for Harris but everything you say is negative and her term hasn't even begun. I see you JinCA.

[Dallas Cowboy]

"she also barely won her election here when all of the other state democrats won pretty handily, she's almost too liberal for CA ..."

Spoken like a true Kamala Harris supporter. Not.

Thanks for calling him out, Greg. I remember the Prop 8 days very well and the influx of racist comments from 'gay' white men who parachuted into this blog and still are here trying to school us.

Kamala Harris is fabulous and a winner. And she won by standing up for gay people. And any gay man who wants to disparage her name and record, when she hasn't even started the job yet, clearly is not concerned about equality and most likely did not vote for her. Most likely a gay conservative, as you said. They're always at this blog because most are fascinated with black men and black dicks.

[M. Mark]

We've been talking about Kamala Harris for weeks, Jinca. Politics 101 win is a win dear, barely or not.

And your post is the most poorly disguised concern trolling I've ever seen on this site. And there's been a lot of it.

I'm looking forward to Attorney General Harris's term. And I'm very excited that she won, AGs are typically white, male and often Republican, because they've fooled the public into thinking Dems are soft on crime. Her future is very bright.