Kamala Harris' rise in the polls after last week's debate has some wondering if she's the candidate who can reunite the vaunted Barack Obama coalition.
Several post-debate polls show Harris has pulled herself close enough to the frontrunner to yank him down a rung or two, while chipping away at Biden's two key strengths — his support from African American voters and the perception that he has the best chance of beating President Donald Trump.
In 2008, Obama didn't consolidate support among African Americans in early voting South Carolina until after he proved he could win white voters in Iowa. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., a prominent member of the Congressional Black Caucus, was one of several lawmakers and local officials who threw their support behind Harris after the debate, arguing she could make an appeal across racial lines.
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