There are 9 article(s) tagged Kamala Harris:

• January 2021

  • Opinion: This time, Georgia moved the chains

    A UT devotee remembers a heart-stopping 1968 game, but says, “This time around, I’m a Georgia fan.”

    By Dan Conaway January 22, 2021

• November 2020

  • Opinion: Thank you, ma’am

    In the last few national elections, about 4% more women than men voted overall. In the Black community, it’s running about 10% more women than men. Among Hispanics, it’s about 5% more. They are Democrats and Republicans, but they are not in lockstep along party lines.

    By Dan Conaway November 13, 2020

  • President-elect Joe Biden calls for unity

    “I sought this office to restore the soul of America,” 77-year-old Biden said in a Saturday night victory speech not far from his Delaware home.

    By The Associated Press November 07, 2020

  • In a year of uncertainty, presidential outcome fits the pattern

    Millions of voters put aside worries about the virus — and some long lines — to turn out in person, joining 102 million fellow Americans who voted days or weeks earlier, a record number that represented 73% of the total vote in the 2016 presidential election.

    By Don Wade, Bill Dries November 04, 2020

• August 2020

  • Cohen says Biden-Harris ticket should campaign in Memphis

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, the city's Democratic Congressman also talked about his recent primary win on the August ballot, the political benchmark it maintained and gave his thoughts on who might succeed him down the political road.

    By Bill Dries August 14, 2020

  • Sanford: Biden’s bet on Harris is backed by the numbers

    Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is counting on his choice of running mate Kamala Harris to bring in new and reenergized voters in key battleground states.

    By Otis Sanford August 12, 2020

• September 2019

  • Kamala Harris cancels Memphis appearance

    The Democratic presidential contender cancelled a Sunday rally at East High School to attend a memorial in South Carolina. Several key states ahead of Tennessee on the primary schedule will determine how much of a battleground the state is for Democrats.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2019

  • Kamala Harris to campaign Sunday in Memphis

    The Democratic presidential contender will hold a town hall meeting at East High School Sunday evening. The Tennessee presidential primary is in March.

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2019

• July 2019

  • Sanford: There’s a patriotic message behind desegregation busing

    African-Americans were not about to just show up at all-white public schools and trust that they would be accepted. It required the power of the federal courts – and in some instances the muscle of the federal government – to force change.   

    By Otis Sanford July 04, 2019