Kamala Harris' men are stepping to the sidelines

• In their speeches at the convention, both Emhoff and Walz leaned into their goofy dad personas.
• Experts told BI that their warm personas project onto Harris, who highlights her toughness.
• Emhoff and Walz are employing their potential unprecedented roles strategically.

One of the first things Doug Emhoff did while speaking at the Democratic National Convention was lean over the podium and point toward the audience, a grin plastered on his face.

"And a special shoutout to my motha!" he said, unashamed with his own silliness. "I see you. My mother is the only person in the whole world who thinks Kamala is the lucky one for marrying me."