This is Brian Lair's Daily Politics Podcast from WNYC Studios.

It is Monday, July 29th.

I'm Matt Katz from the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom, filling in for Brian today.

We turn to the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris. A new ABC News, Ipsos poll released just yesterday,

shows she's enjoying a bounce in her favorability rating among Americans days after President

Joe Biden bowed out of the race and endorsed her.

Within a span of a week, her polling numbers jump from 35 to 43 percent.

And while in recent years, vice presidents have played an increasingly important role in our

government, they often do so in the background.

And that has certainly been the case in many respects when it comes to this vice president.

So who is Kamala Harris?

And what stances has she taken on issues that Democrats hope will turn out voters?

Joining us to talk about all that with a deeper dive on Vice President Kamala Harris' biography as she locks up the Democratic nomination

for president are Joan Walsh, the nation's national affairs correspondent, and co-author of

corporate BS, exposing the lies and half-truths that protect profit, power, and wealth in America.

And we also have Christopher Catalago, California Bureau Chief at Politico.

Joan and Christopher, welcome back to WNYC.

Thanks for having us.

Great.

Yeah, thank you.

I spoke for Christopher, sorry.

We just wanted to make sure you were both there.

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