‘She Is A Black Woman’: CNN Analyst Says Harris Would Be ‘Underdog’ Even If She Surged In Polls

CNN senior political analyst Nia-Malika Henderson on Monday said Vice President Kamala Harris’ race and gender automatically make her an “underdog,” no matter how well she is polling in the presidential election.

Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton on Monday suggested Harris’ race and gender could be advantageous for her campaign because Americans will feel like they are making history when voting for her. However, Henderson on “Inside 🏛️Politics With Dana Bash,” said the vice president “is running against hundreds of years of history,” guaranteeing her the status of “underdog” even if she surges by 4% in “every swing-state.”

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“Listen, it’s also that she is a black woman who is seeking the highest office in the land. America has never elected a black woman governor. Many of us have never had black women bosses, right?” Henderson said. “So she is running against hundreds of years of history, hundreds of years of culture, hundreds of years of stereotypes about what a president of America looks like.”

“So she is certainly the underdog… even if she goes up four points in every swing-state, I would say she’s still the underdog, given the history of this country,” she added.

Host Dana Bash responded by saying Henderson made “such an important point.”

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