NEW: Progressives expect Kamala Harris to run for president again. Here's why they think that gives them policy leverage now. by @rbravender & @TinaSfon ($) in @thisisinsider businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-…
"Harris, who actuarially is a reasonable candidate for president in 2024, is a leverage point for progressives, and it would be silly to ignore that," said Jeff Hauser, director of the Revolving Door Project, a government watchdog group.
Progressives want to use Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential ambitions as leverage to nudge her to the left of President Joe Biden in some high-stakes policy fights, including living wages, climate change, and criminal justice reform.
"At some point, she's going to run for president and at some point, the biggest challenge in the primary is not going to come from her right, it's going to come from her left," said Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive activist who served on a Biden-Bernie task force.
As vice president and the Senate's presiding officer, Harris has a choice about how to "leverage those positions to lead," El-Sayed said. "She has an opportunity to define the future for the next 10 years."
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