A Kamala Harris presidential candidacy would be groundbreaking and precedent-setting, experts say

Hallie Lauer | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

With President Joe Biden withdrawing from the presidential election Sunday afternoon and his subsequent endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, she is poised to be the first Black woman at the top of a major party ticket for the highest elected office in the country.

“This is a big moment historically, for the country,” said University of Pittsburgh Political Science professor Kristin Kanthak.

Harris, if nominated by the Democratic Party...