What a Vice President Kamala Harris Means for the Country and California

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🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is sworn in, in addition to being the first woman and first woman of color, she will become the second Californian in history -- and first California Democrat -- to serve as vice president. Gov. Newsom, who is now responsible for picking who will replace Harris in the senate, said Harris' new role will be "profoundly significant for the state." We’ll talk about what influence Harris' California roots and politics could have in the Biden administration. Plus: we consider who might take over Harris’ senate seat and the Californians being eyed for roles in the new administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.6	Coming up on forum, California's status has shifted dramatically with the election of Joe Biden as the next president, writes CalMatters, Laurel Rosenhall,
1:21.6	Goodbye, State of Resistance, Hello, State of Influence.
1:25.6	When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is sworn in,
1:28.4	she'll be the first woman of color
1:29.8	and first California Democrat to serve as vice president.
1:33.4	We look at what that means for the Golden State
1:35.7	and who might take over Harris's Senate seat.
1:39.1	Join us.
1:43.6	Music This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:03.0	Work your thing. I'm work your way. I'm
2:09.8	Mark your way. Kamala Harris's history-making election as the first woman in first
2:16.8	black and Asian American vice president-elect was not lost on anyone as she walked to the podium Saturday to this song, Work That by Mary J. Blige.
2:25.9	Less obvious was what her ascendancy means for California, which has rarely had representation in the White House.
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