Not a given Harris will be Biden’s ‘natural successor,’ say politicos

The influence of the first female U.S. vice-president remains to be seen. What will be telling if she plays a significant role in setting up the cabinet and in deciding on other key appointments, says Zain Velji, a political strategist.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured on Aug. 20, says the victory of U.S. Vice-president-elect Kamala Harris, pictured Nov. 7, 'is an inspiration to women & girls and to people of colour across our continent.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, screen capture via Kamala Harris' Twitter

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BY PALAK MANGAT

November 10, 2020

There shouldn’t be any assumptions that U.S. Vice-president-elect Kamala Harris is the presumptive successor to Joe Biden in 2024, or that she could serve alongside Chrystia Freeland, whose name has been floated as next in line for Liberal leader, says one former dip...

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