“Before she became the Democratic nominee for president, there was a view of Vice President Kamala Harris among party elites and Washington insiders that she might not have what it takes to mobilize voters,” NBC News reports.
“Her approval ratings were low. She’d been criticized not just by Republicans, but also by fellow Democrats, for miscues in her early days in the No.
2 job in government. She couldn’t keep staff.”“But while the Beltway set cemented its take on her, Harris built a formidable political network across the country and online. Her direct engagement with tens of thousands of political activists and voters — particularly through a tour of college campuses, events promoting reproductive rights and pushing an economic-empowerment agenda tilted toward the Black community — positioned Harris to energize her party when she was tapped to top the ticket.”
“In other words, there was a ready core of Harris supporters ready to jump into action.”