I'm sure everyone can pronounce Harris properly.

 

It seems like lots of people are spending lots of time discussing how to pronounce Kamala.  I can't imagine why.  Have people been regularly referring to Vice President Pence as Mike?  Of course not.

 

But referring to a woman by her first name is a common trick practiced by insecure men.  A not so subtle put down.  And it works.

 

One can only wonder if it the 2016 election results would have been different if  instead of being "Hillary versus Trump" it was "Clinton versus Donald."

 

Janes, C. (2020, October 24)  Mispronouncing ‘Kamala’: Accident or message?  washingtonpost.com.  Retrieved December 23, 2020 , from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mispronouncing-kamala-accident-or-message/2020/10/23/5927f120-13b3-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html

 

How come no one ever asked if Trump was too ambitious to be president?

Donald Trump declared bankruptcy four times.  He had no experience in government.  He played a CEO on tv.  How come no one ever accused him of being too ambitious when he decided to run for president?  The answer seems rather obvious.

Everyone hates a strong woman.  Just ask Hillary Clinton - the most qualified person in history to ever run for president.  

Now "big financial backers" have started trashing Kamala Harris for being too ambitious.  (Bernstein, 2020)

That's a good sign that they are scared of her.  And well they should be.  She is a very impressive person - lawyer, attorney general, senator.

But research shows that men are far better at bragging then women are.  And, as a result they get 9.4% more citations, which leads to more promotions and grants down the road.  (Wolfers, 2016)

My advice to Senator Harris - start bragging.  

My advice to Joe Biden - this election is not going to be about money.

Bernstein, J. (2020, July 30)  Is Kamala Harris Too 'Ambitious' to Be Vice President?  bloomberg.com.  Retrieved August 4, 2020, from  https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-07-30/is-kamala-harris-too-ambitious-to-be-vice-president

Wolfers, J. (2016, January 8)  When Teamwork Doesn't Work for Women.  nytimes.com.  Retrieved August 4, 2020, from  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/upshot/when-teamwork-doesnt-work-for-women.html