What follows here assumes that Kamala Harris carries out her stated intention to “earn the nomination” and not pretend that the crown is only in the shop. This gives her an opportunity to craft her image as a centrist with a spine, the sort of Democrat who can win national elections.
The Democratic nominee has two automatic advantages. One is that President Joe Biden is leaving behind a U.S. economy that's the strongest in decades and the envy of the world. The other is that the opponent is Donald Trump.
Trump’s attempted coup against the elected government of the United States should alone disqualify him from holding office – or even walking around as a free man. The shocking spasm of violence that Trump set off at the U.S. Capitol is on video, as is the spectacle of his enjoying the show on a White House TV.
