What’s Going On With Kamala Harris?

The Vice President doesn’t seem comfortable in front of crowds.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readApr 27, 2023
Kamala Harris via AP Photo/Seth Wenig

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not very comfortable speaking to crowds. Even a conference table with a small group of people around it makes me a little bit nervous if I don’t know them, and it takes me a bit to find my rhythm and catch myself I’m speaking too fast or sound a little shaky. But, you would think that the Vice President of the United States would be a little more comfortable in crowds than she has proven to be.

During a speech at an event concerning reproductive freedom, Kamala Harris said:

“I think it’s very important […] for us at every moment in time & certainly this one, to see the moment in time in which we exist & are present & to be able to contextualize it — to understand where we exist in the history and in the moment — as it relates not only to the past but the future.”

What?

It’s objectively bizarre that someone who is this clearly uncomfortable speaking in front of crowds has Presidential aspirations, widely considered the favorite of the Democratic Party’s…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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