Kamala Harris Shows She's Here to Capture the Crown

It was clear from the California senator’s first answer at the faster-paced second debate that she was playing to win. But it was her exchange with Biden that will resonate most.

Jackie Kucinich
Washington Bureau Chief

Updated 06.28.19 9:10AM ET Published 06.28.19 12:19AM ET

The pace was faster and the barbs sharper at the second Democratic primary debate.
But while several candidates landed blows on the frontrunner, former Vice President Joe Biden, only one slayed: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

It was plain from her first answer that Harris was playing to win, using a question about whether ambitious and expensive Democratic proposals should be paid for by hitting President Donald Trump’s signature tax-cut legislation. But it was an exchange with Biden that made it clear she had come to Miami to capture the crown.

The moment came after the conversation had turned to race, with the moderators asking South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg about the tensions in his city following the shooting of a black man by a white police officer. As the rest of the field tried to jump in, and the moderators attempted to pose a question for Biden, it was Harris who cut in.

“As the only black person on this stage, I would like to speak on the issue of race,” the senator said, causing the moderators to yield and the rest of the stage to fall silent.

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