Six months ago, US Vice President Kamala Harris accepted a new mission: to lead an effort by the US government to push for federal electoral reform.
It was an opportunity to leave its political mark on a very important issue for American society, and this development became even more important as its vice president faced difficulties during the summer.
She herself dived deep into this issue, as POLITICO comments.
For months, Harris helped form political alliances with civil rights leaders, building outside pressure on Congress, and engaging with members of the legislature.
She also met with black leaders, helped compile a list of actions that federal agencies could take to promote voter turnout, and more recently, strengthened her media presence with a series of interviews broadcast nationwide. .
Harris spoke at the Jan. 6 memorial service with President Joe Biden, and then accompanied him to Georgia last week as a final public call for new electoral safeguards.
However, on Friday, all the preparatory work done by Harris, as well as the US government as a whole, was faced with a new political impasse in the Senate.
Two moderate Democrat senators have said they will not support a relaxed regulation to pass federal reform legislation. This situation, again brought Harris to a familiar for her, path of political impasse, with a substantial dose of uncertainty, for her next moves.
Her aides and advisers have said that Harris will not succumb to the difficulties, while translating the strengthening of her public image, as a sign of strengthening her position in the White House.
Her political allies also say she has consolidated her position in the White House, having a chance not to repeat her past mistakes.
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