'I was called a witch': Hillary Clinton's advice for 'chronically underestimated' Kamala Harris

Hillary Clinton extended support to vice president

Kamala Harris

as the Democratic presidential candidate and said she will have an uphill battle as the first Black and South Asian woman to be at the top of a major party’s ticket. In an opinion piece on New York Times, Hillary Clinton commended President Joe Biden's decision and said Kamala Harris can defeat Donald Trump.
"Ms. Harris is chronically underestimated, as are so many women in politics, but she is well prepared for this moment," Hillary Clinton wrote calling Kamala Harris a fresh start in American politics.

'I was called a witch -- I couldn’t break that highest, hardest glass ceiling'
Talking about the prejudices that she faced and are more or less faced by all women in politics, Hillary wrote: "I know a thing or two about how hard it can be for strong women candidates to fight through the sexism and double standards of American politics.

I’ve been called a witch, a “nasty woman” and much worse. I was even burned in effigy. As a candidate, I sometimes shied away from talking about making history. I wasn’t sure voters were ready for that. And I wasn’t running to break a barrier; I was running because I thought I was the most qualified to do the job. While it still pains me that I couldn’t break that highest, hardest glass ceiling, I’m proud that my two presidential campaigns made it seem normal to have a woman at the top of the ticket."

"Ms. Harris’s record and character will be distorted and disparaged by a flood of disinformation and the kind of ugly prejudice we’re already hearing from MAGA mouthpieces. She and the campaign will have to cut through the noise, and all of us as voters must be thoughtful about what we read, believe and share," Clinton's advice read.
Choice is sharper, clearer
"There is now an even sharper, clearer choice in this election. On one side is a convicted criminal who cares only about himself and is trying to turn back the clock on our rights and our country. On the other is a savvy former prosecutor and successful vice president who embodies our faith that America’s best days are still ahead. It’s old grievances versus new solutions," Hillary Clinton wrote.
'Kamala Harris has a great story to tell'
"She has a great story to tell about the accomplishments of this administration. Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris led America’s comeback after Mr. Trump bungled the pandemic and left our economy in free fall. Under their leadership, the

United States

has created more than 15 million jobs, and unemployment is near a 50-year low," she wrote
"As a prosecutor and attorney general in California, she (Kamala Harris) took on drug traffickers, polluters and predatory lenders. As a U.S. senator, she rigorously questioned squirming Trump administration officials and nominees and was inspiring to watch. As vice president, Ms. Harris has sat with the president in the Situation Room, helping make the hardest decisions a leader can make. And when the extremist Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, she became the administration’s most passionate and effective advocate for restoring women’s reproductive rights," Hillary Clinton wrote.