Kamala Harris Spoke the Truth: They’re Coming for Us

The vice presidential debate was a smackdown — and a warning

Anjali Enjeti
ZORA
Published in
4 min readOct 8, 2020

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Sen. Kamala Harris in the vice presidential debate against Vice President Mike Pence on October 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Let’s be real. The stakes are not high for vice presidential debates. They are the equivalent of high school Model UN competitions — inconsequential yawn-fests that we endure because they’re supposed to be important. But this is not a typical presidency, and it’s not a…

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Anjali Enjeti
ZORA
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Journalist, critic & columnist at ZORA. Essay collection SOUTHBOUND (UGA Press) & debut novel THE PARTED EARTH (Hub City Press), spring ’21. anjalienjeti.com.