via CNN:
On stage and in front of the cameras, Sen. Kamala Harris is a rare sight, as a woman of color running for President.
And behind the scenes, many of the people she’s relying on to drive her to that goal look more like her than the legions of white men historically associated with this country’s top political jobs.
To see that in action, look no further than Harris’ recent town hall here in Iowa City.
The packed crowd roars back a greeting to the black woman behind the microphone.
But the California Democrat isn’t on stage yet. Instead, it’s Deidre DeJear, Harris’ Iowa state director, her booming voice firing up the venue for the Democratic presidential candidate.
The people at this town hall, reflecting the demographics of Iowa, are nearly entirely white. But when she looks out at the crowd, DeJear, the owner of a small marketing firm who lives in Des Moines, sees her home. A sharp knowledge of Iowa is why Harris hired DeJear, who lost in her 2018 bid to become Iowa Secretary of State but became a darling of state Democrats.
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