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- Kamala Harris' tenure as vice president has been marked by a series of high-profile ups and downs.
- Voting rights activist LaTosha Brown told The New York Times Magazine she feels some Democrats have undermined the VP.
- Anita Dunn, a White House senior advisor, said that the administration is firmly behind Harris.
When Kamala Harris catapulted into national prominence as a US senator representing California, many political observers compared her to former President Barack Obama.
Both have been trailblazing Black politicians, as Obama occupied the Oval Office for eight years, while Harris was tapped by Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate — with the ticket's 2020 victory making her the first female vice president in US history.