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Nathaniel Rakich

Harris is mentioning her Indian American heritage a lot in this speech — more than I remember her doing during her presidential campaign.

Meredith Conroy

Harris mentions “a seat at the table.” Of course, Shirley Chisholm famously said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

Geoffrey Skelley

Harris is part Asian American — her mother was originally from India — and there’s been speculation about how her candidacy could boost Democratic votes among the sizable number of Indian Americans in battleground states such as Arizona, Florida and Texas.


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