Nominee Harris lands her applause lines. The former prosecutor is comfortable going on the attack. Her most consistent message is that Donald Trump wants to send America back to the Dark Ages. Unlike her predecessor, she relishes calling Trump out by name.
Every wide-jawed cackle she offers the audience, every twinkle in her eye as she pokes at Trump it all comes off as someone who is in on the joke. Authenticity is a mirage. Americans crave the performance of authenticity as a sign that our values are in safe hands.
Political candidates have to negotiate ideas about identity with an audience's expectations of who should be in power. A tall white guy with a healthy head of hair simply looks presidential.
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