The
mainstream US media on Wednesday hailed Democratic Party presidential nominee
Joe Biden’s decision to name Indian-origin California Senator Kamala Harris as
his running mate.  

Much like when
Barack Obama was named the party’s Presidential nominee in 2008, rare banner
headlines were run by major media houses.

The nomination
of Harris, whose father is a Jamaican and mother an Indian, was also acclaimed by
the Jamaican media.

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With her selection, Harris, a 55-year-old lawyer and politician, became the first black woman in US history
to be named in a major party’s presidential ticket.  

“In
historic move, Biden selects Harris for VP,” read a banner headline in The
Washington Post’s Wednesday edition.

The report
further stated that the nomination, “elevates the first Black woman and first
Asian-American woman to run for vice president on a major-party ticket at a
moment when the country is grappling with its racial past and future.”

It noted
that that the decision was the most substantial in Biden’s presidential
campaign and one that will have far-reaching implications for both the November
election and the future of the party.

The report said
that the choice makes Harris the central figure in the party’s future as
potentially the first female vice president adding that her presence during the
campaign was much more vibrant and energetic, despite at times being unsteady.

Harris was
in the running for the Democratic presidential nomination until last year, when
she dropped out for because of lack of support.

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In its lead
headline, The New York Times noted, “Biden’s VP Pick is Kamala Harris, 1st
Women of Color on Major Ticket.”

The report
said that Harris was the first black woman and the first person of Indian
origin to have been nominated for the national office by a major party. It said
she was also only the fourth woman in US history to have been chosen for a
presidential ticket.

“She brings
to the race a far more vigorous campaign style than Mr Biden’s, including a
gift for capturing moments of raw political electricity on the debate stage and
elsewhere, and a personal identity and family story that many find
inspiring,” it added.

“Harris
Named as Biden’s Running Mate in Historic Vice-Presidential Choice,” The Wall
Street Journal said in its headline, adding that the daughter of Indian and
Jamaican immigrants has been a rising star since her election to the Senate in
2016.

“Given her
own presidential campaign, she was better-known than many of the other women
under consideration. In addition to an established small-dollar donor list, she
has ties to wealthy donors from industries including finance, media and law,”
the report said.

Meanwhile, The
Los Angeles Times said, “Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s history-making pick for
vice president,” adding that with his decision, Biden has shown that
“unlike the man currently holding the job he seeks, he’s not afraid of
strong women”.

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“As Biden
heads into the most consequential president election in modern history, he sees
what we do: Harris has a lot to offer the campaign and the ticket beyond being
a symbol,” the daily said.

The
newspaper noted that with Harris comes a blend of ‘social justice
progressiveness and law-and-order conservatism’.

“She has a
long career of fighting to protect the downtrodden and looking for ways to
reform the criminal justice system while still locking up plenty of the
proverbial bad guys. She’s gone after for-profit colleges and the mortgage
industry when they preyed upon her constituents.”

“She’s
outspoken (at least when she wants to be) on issues she cares about, will not
be cowed by bullying, and is not afraid of being seen as overly aggressive,
which can be a career killer for women. Just ask Hillary Clinton,” the daily
said.

The Boston
Globe’s lead headline said, “Biden’s running mate is Kamala Harris, first woman
of color on a major party’s ticket.” It said that the only two women who have
been vice-presidential nominees for a major party, Geraldine Ferraro for the
Democrats in 1984 and Sarah Palin for the Republicans in 2008, had both lost.

The Jamaican
Times in its headline said, “Biden Selects California Senator Kamala Harris as
Running Mate.”

“While many
will hail the choice of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate, the US
senator from California has come under tough criticism – but also been praised
– over her past work as a top prosecutor,” the newspaper said in another
report.

77-year-old former US Vice President Joe Biden will take on 74-year-old incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in the November 3 election.