Kamala Harris Could Be Our First Woman President—and It Feels Bittersweet

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could become the United States’ first woman president in , now that President has out of the running and has endorsed her as the Democratic nominee.

If nominated, Harris would run against Donald Trump for president in November.When the news broke, there was part of my brain jumping for joy that the US could finally, finally, elect a woman president in Harris—and a woman of color at that.But it’s difficult to shake the bittersweet element to this potential historic first: If Harris does get the nomination and she wins, there may always be the sense that she was allowed to reach the uppermost echelon of power because the man in front of her in line had to bow out.

And if she loses, it’ll be easy to leave her holding the bag for the entire Democratic party.It’s not uncommon for women in America to make history by being a man’s number two at the right time.

The first woman elected to the Senate, , was initially only appointed to her seat to replace her husband after he died in 1931.