The Thrill of Taking a Huge Risk on Kamala Harris

Plus: Democrats might want to take J.D. Vance seriously [vulture logo](   In the space of a single week, two parties that for the past few years have been defined by two old men dramatically mapped out two very different futures for themselves. In pressuring Joe Biden to step aside so that Kamala Harris could take his place at the top of the ticket, the Democrats are on track to have a Black woman presidential nominee for the first time ever — a prospect that is as worrisome as it is thrilling, as Rebecca Traister writes in [this essay]( marveling at the party’s sudden break with the past. And by nominating aspiring populist J.D. Vance to be his running mate, Donald Trump has pushed the GOP a step closer to becoming an actual party of the people, as Simon van Zuylen-Wood notes in [his story]( plumbing Vance’s ideological evolution and warning Democrats to take heed of the Republicans’ inroads with working-class voters. Sometimes it can feel like nothing ever changes in American politics, and then there are weeks like this when the world just opens up. —Ryu Spaeth, features editor, New York   [The Thrill of Taking a Huge Risk on Kamala Harris The actual case for being unburdened by what has been.]( [The Thrill of Taking a Huge Risk on Kamala Harris]( [READ THE FULL STORY](   More on the 2024 Presidential Election [Democrats Might Want to Take J.D. Vance Seriously]( [Democrats Might Want to Take J.D. Vance Seriously]( [Harris May Follow Obama’s Path to the White House After All]( [Harris May Follow Obama’s Path to the White House After All]( [Who’s the Kamala Harris VP Pick? Odds for Every Shortlist Candidate.]( [Who’s the Kamala Harris VP Pick? Odds for Every Shortlist Candidate.]( [Kamala Harris’s Biographer Says She’s Always Been Underestimated]( [Kamala Harris’s Biographer Says She’s Always Been Underestimated]( KEEP READING [New York Magazine]( //link.nymag.com/click/36174290.104291/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdWJzLm55bWFnLmNvbS9tYWdhemluZS9zdWJzY3JpYmUvb2ZmaWNpYWwtc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1zYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsX2FjcSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249a2FtYWxhaGFycmlzX2FsbHZ1bHR1cmUmdWVpZD0zOTM1N2E3NmY2ZDA4YjE2MjM5ZmQyZmZhNjVlOWM2Zg/57dc04a124c17c12b6301257Cb3d7e689[Get unlimited access to everything New York Magazine, plus a free tote with an annual print + digital plan.]( [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( [KEEP READING]( [New York Magazine]( //link.nymag.com/click/36174290.104291/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdWJzLm55bWFnLmNvbS9tYWdhemluZS9zdWJzY3JpYmUvb2ZmaWNpYWwtc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1zYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsX2FjcSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249a2FtYWxhaGFycmlzX2FsbHZ1bHR1cmUmdWVpZD0zOTM1N2E3NmY2ZDA4YjE2MjM5ZmQyZmZhNjVlOWM2Zg/57dc04a124c17c12b6301257Ib3d7e689[Get unlimited access to everything New York Magazine, plus get a free tote with an annual print + digital plan.]( [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   [Vulture]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [unsubscribe](param=vulture-daily) | [privacy notice]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. View this email in your browser.]( Opt out of marketing emails [here](. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved.