Kamala Harris' Embrace Of Her Power Offers A Healing Moment
Harris' domination of Trump in the 2024 presidential debate was another step in women's healing process from the country's election of a serial sexual abuser in 2016.
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It’s almost karmic that adjudicated rapist Donald Trump has run against two powerful women for president.
Last night, he got a taken over the knee of Vice President Kamala Harris and reprimanded as one would an errant, incapable child from the moment Harris strode across the stage to meet a petty Trump who was hiding near his lectern to shake his hand.
Harris let Trump and the audience know she is a leader, she is not intimidated by him, and she won’t be bullied by him. It was an important cultural moment for women who believe they are entitled to equality and human rights.
While Harris brings unique attributes to the job she seeks, such as a face that signals bemused consternation when she’s nailing a powerful man to the wall using questions and facts to build a powerful argument brick by brick until they find themselves trapped by their own dissembling, the success of last night is in sma…
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