Kamala Harris spotted 'gotcha' trap that could have destroyed presidential run: columnist

Vice President Kamala Harris would be making history if she wins the presidency, not only as the first woman to hold the office but the first Asian-American and the second Black person. But she doesn't put a great deal of emphasis on this fact on the campaign trail — and there's a very deliberate reason why not, wrote Jill Filipovic for Slate.

Filipovic argued the Democratic nominee is wary of a trap Democrats have fallen into in past elections, where they become consumed with identity issues...