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Harris 2020

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Fri Apr 26, 2019, 02:55 AM Apr 2019

Kamala Harris chooses women of color to drive her campaign [View all]



Iowa City, Iowa (CNN)On stage and in front of the cameras, Sen. Kamala Harris is a rare sight, as a woman of color running for President.

And behind the scenes, many of the people she's relying on to drive her to that goal look more like her than the legions of white men historically associated with this country's top political jobs.
To see that in action, look no further than Harris' recent town hall here in Iowa City.
The packed crowd roars back a greeting to the black woman behind the microphone.

But the California Democrat isn't on stage yet. Instead, it's Deidre DeJear, Harris' Iowa state director, her booming voice firing up the venue for the Democratic presidential candidate.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/politics/kamala-harris-women-of-color/index.html
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