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☆ Opinion: Kamala Harris is the only viable alternative for Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Opinion Bill Burton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —If President Joe Biden is not the Democratic nominee coming out of the August party convention, it will have to be Vice President Kamala Harris. African Americans make up about 14% of the American population, yet in 2020 nearly 20% of Biden voters were Black, according to Pew Research Center. You think the ignominy of Harris campaigning for someone else is going to bring Black voters into the fold? The vice president is in the best position to receive Biden’s campaign funds, since her name is already listed on the campaign account. Are we prepared for our unvetted, untested Democratic nominee to flame out in the most important election of our lifetimes?

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☆ Meet 23 rising stars in public relations at top brands and agencies like CBS News and Bryson Gillette
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Michael Kaminer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Companies rely on the public relations industry for help burnishing their reputations and staying on trend. Insider identified the latest group of rising stars in PR who can craft a killer pitch, polish clients' reputations, and more. Insider has identified 23 rising stars in the PR industry who are meeting the challenge. Other rising stars are in-house, helping brands grow, managing comms teams, and working directly with CEOs. Two more rising stars are founders who left agency careers to run their own shops.

But add a candidate representing the Bernie Sanders wing of the party, Ro Khanna, and a living legend who got her start with the Black Panthers and would become the only Black woman in the Senate, Barbara Lee — now you're talking about a California Senate race for the ages. Reaching voters isn’t easy in California, with a population approaching 40 million and a land mass bigger than that of many countries. But the race will affect the future of the Democratic Party, both in California and beyond. “An appointment would be a way to make sure that this country has the essential voice of a Black woman,” Allison said. And I don’t see and I don’t understand why it isn’t happening.”Meanwhile, as Lee watches Feinstein, Bernieworld is watching Lee.

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