Kamala Harris, a Californian conquering the East
![Kamala Harris, at age 3, 1967.](https://img.lemde.fr/2024/08/14/0/0/4364/2909/400/266/75/0/ce09391_1723642746216-grk7782943.jpg)
'The irresistible rise of Kamala Harris' (1/2). Born in Oakland and launched into politics in San Francisco, Harris is a pure product of California. The Democratic candidate is attempting to do what no contender from the country's most populous and wealthiest state has done since Ronald Reagan in 1980: make it to the White House.