See: her dancing unselfconsciously or discussing how to cook a turkey in great buttery detail.
Its not for nothing that videos of her doing these things have gone crazy viral.
When she does make a run at sound conventional and stentorian, she is clearly inhabiting a persona.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Wayne, Michigan, on August 8, 2024.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
And Harris generational identity political disaffection is an X hallmark vibes with todays alienated electorate.
We came of age in an era in which we expected the world to not work properly.
We had a sense that we were unlikely to change anything if we tried.
Democrats have failed to produce a particularly successful Gen X politician but the time has come.
As two icons of Gen X might say RuPaul and Mary J. Blige she needs to work that.
This story was supported by the journalism nonprofit theEconomic Hardship Reporting Project.
