Democrats largely embrace Kamala Harris. Can she work with Biden to govern effectively?

This appeared in The Millennial Source

On Tuesday, Joe Biden announced that he had chosen Kamala Harris to be his running mate. The selection of Harris, a 55-year-old United States Senator from California, was received well by many Democrats, but met with criticism from both conservatives and segments of the progressive left.

For mainline Democrats, Harris represents a combination of both youth and experience while also keeping the ticket demographically balanced. Harris is the first Black woman on a major party ticket in the country’s history.

At the same time, many Democrats argue that Harris’ no-nonsense, sometimes confrontational style, along with a set of values based on fairness and equality, makes her naturally suited to be Trump’s foil.

“One of the principal tasks of a running mate is to play a lead role in bringing the case against the other ticket, particularly in the vice-presidential debate,” wrote David Axelrod, the former chief strategist for President Obama’s election team.

“A former prosecutor, Harris is known as a fierce interrogator on Capitol Hill and proved herself, at times, to be a sharp-edged debater during the campaign.” Axelrod added that in choosing Harris, “Biden…