About to turn 60, Kamala Harris represents a new generation. Local women like the sound of that.

[RandySF]

For 64-year-old independent voter Sarah Doheny, Vice President Kamala Harris’ run for president is additional proof women of a certain age can ascend — politically, personally, and professionally. “Harris doesn’t speak for us, she speaks to us,” Doheny said. “She tells us we are still bankable.”

Lifelong Republican Michelle Mattus, 49, is certainly not a fan of Harris’ politics, but she “likes seeing older women on the world’s stage pursuing their power,” especially as Mattus, a campaign organizer for Pennsylvania House candidate Rob Bresnahan, creeps up on 50.

And 32-year-old Nia Bailey, a Democrat, says women are never too old to live their best lives. “All of my life I’ve seen women do what they want,” Bailey said. “Harris shows us that women can blossom at any age.”

When she replaced 81-year-old President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president, launching a grueling contest against former President Donald Trump, Harris, at 59, was touted as the younger, fresher, more vibrant candidate. Now, a month before the election, women — this election’s most crucial and decisive voting bloc — are pondering the impact Harris’ candidacy is having on how women over 45 are seen in the world.


https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/kamala-harris-presidential-campaign-women-age-20241005.html

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Kamala Harris could have easily come from our organization in NJ.

WE DO (Women's Empowerment Democratic Organization). All races, all cultures, all socioeconomic backgrounds, all ages (but mostly 55 and older). One of our group became a surrogate judge; another, state senator; another, Lt. Governor of NJ.

[choie]

2. As someone who is about to turn 60 as well

(A month after Kamala) I like the sound of that. On a personal note, it makes me feel like I can still have a productive, vital and happy life after 60!