Young voters have been embracing Kamala Harris for her “brat” energy, invoking a trend popularized by the musician Charli XCX. But could Ms. Harris’s mom actually be more “brat” than she is? In the Opinion Video above, the journalist Angad Singh digs into this question by examining her Indian heritage to better understand the current momentum behind Ms. Harris’s campaign. Mr. Singh argues that this momentum “could easily fizzle if she doesn’t lay out policies that distinguish her from her predecessor, who was decidedly not ‘brat’ enough.”
Angad Singh (@angadsingh) is a documentary filmmaker and a journalist. James Robinson is a producer with Opinion Video.
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