Harris eyes US' last glass ceiling

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 23, 2024 12:04 am

(UPDATE) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the United States presidency. Now, she finds herself feted by Democrats as their best hope to stop Donald Trump's comeback.

Despite blazing a trail as the first woman, Black and South Asian vice president in the nation's history, the 59-year-old Democrat has long struggled with approval ratings as bad or worse than President Joe Biden's.

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