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The quote criticizes the idea that opportunity and the American dream are only for some people, not everyone. It frames that view as cynical and unfair. It also singles out Mitt Romney as someone associated with that belief.
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Originally said in English.
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About Kamala Harris
American politician and attorney
Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney. She served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden, and she was the Democratic Party’s nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Harris represented California in the United States Senate from 2017 to 2021 and served as attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. Of Indian and Jamaican parentage, she was the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American to serve as vice president, and the highest-ranking female and Asian public official in United States history.
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