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Democrats have nominated a combined 64 candidates for president throughout their

histories and out of all of them one has been woman, and one has been a person of color.

But Vice President Kamala Harris could become the second in both categories

if she wins the Democratic Party's nomination next month.

This is Swamp Notes, the weekly podcast from the F.T.

News Briefing where we talk about all of the things happening in the

2024 US presidential election. I'm Mark Filipino and this week we're asking

should Kamala Harris focus on identity politics. Here with me to discuss is Lauren Feodor, she's the F.T's Deputy Washington Bureau Chief.

Hi, Lauren.

Hi, Mark.

We've also got Ed Luce, the U.S. national editor and columnist for the F.T.

He also writes our Swamp Notes newsletter. Hi, Ed. Good to notes newsletter. Hi Ed. Good to have you all in the same room. This is great to see everyone's faces.

So Lauren, how does Vice President Harris currently approach issues of race and gender on the campaign trail?

Well, I think when it comes to policies, she is emphasizing certain policy areas that resonate with

voters of color and female voters in particular. You hear her leaning pretty directly into the issue of reproductive rights and abortion access

when it comes to her personal identity she isn't very direct about it you know the stump speech doesn't seem to mention the fact that she would be in fact the first female president if she were elected for example.

I watched back recently where she was asked how she identified and she said,

well I identify as an American and that's kind of an interesting answer for a

woman who is the child of immigrants and is both Asian American. Her late mother

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