Why Kamala Harris is already among the most consequential vice presidents in history
Opinion by Harry William Baumgarten, Opinion Contributor -
On May 11, Vice President Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote in favor of Alvaro Bedoya’s nomination to serve on the Federal Trade Commission. This brought Harris to number three on the list of most tiebreaking votes by a vice president in American history. Since then, Harris has cast a six tiebreaking votes and is just five away from tying John C. Calhoun for the record. Yet Harris’s accomplishment also stands out for the fact that she has cast her tiebreaking votes at a faster rate than any of her predecessors.
The magnitude of Harris’s record over less than two years in office is best appreciated when compared to now-President Biden’s zero tiebreaking votes during his eight years as vice president. Biden was the only two-term vice president in American history never to cast a tiebreaking vote.
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Sunday, October 16th 2022 at 10:30PM
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