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I followed the Democratic nomination campaigns in 2020 (as I usually do), and was hoping Elizabeth Warren would win. Kamela Harris impressed early on, but seemed to lose steam pretty early.

However, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that she is the correct nominee for the US Democratic Party in 2024. She has faults, but so does every candidate, both past, present, and, no doubt, future. She is, however, undoubtably a candidate with more intelligence and empathy than Trump (low bar, I know), with more wit and ability than Trump (again, low bar) and her experience as VP gives her an insight into the workings of both national and international governance the US needs.

From a European socialst perspective, she’s pretty conservative — but then again, the US would never elect someone with a European socialist perspective.

I hope the US electorate is smart enough to see that Harris is the president they need, and also give the Democrats a majority in the House and Senate.