Originally posted by Inverted Kamala is half South Asian and half black. Her mother is Indian (Tamil) and her father is Afro-Jamaican. And yes, it's relevant to consider because she's marketed herself using her Indian side a lot. Also, if conservative areas like North Carolina and Louisiana can accept Indian-Americans like Nikki Haley and Bobby Jindal, they might be receptive to Kamala even if she's half black and a Democrat. She's likeable.

Originally posted by Ascension As far as public perception goes in the US -- regardless of how you self identify -- if you're a black biracial and not white passing (just like President Obama), you're considered black and she will be treated according to that. That's just reality and it will be a much steeper climb for her being perceived as a black woman. And it will be even harder for Kamala as the daughter of two minority immigrants in this post Trump emboldened nationalist take our country back climate. Piling that on top of the fact that she's in an interracial marriage -- there are a lot of rural white that resent tf out of that and see that as one of the main ways whites have been ~losing the country. Disgusting but people do think that way. I would love to see her go that far, but it's a reach right now. That said, I think the best bet is Elizabeth Warren for the first (any time soon, anyway) but she won't run.

It would be so revolutionary and groundbreaking if were made POTUS, in so many ways.

I agree. I'm not American and I feel like I shouldn't talk about this. I only know what I hear and see on the internet. Tulsi would be a good and strong candidate. She represents the new progressive movement and I believe that she would have better chances than someone like Warren or even worse, Kaine. I also don't understand the people who say that Democrats need a white, straight and christian man. Sorry but this is bs. People in 2016 and yes even conservatives don't care about someones gender or race if he or she is a good politician. Gabbard is liked by Bernie fans and it seems that even Republicans like her. She served your country, she is progressive but not naive and she calls a spade a spade. The problem with the left not just in the US is, that they're too predictable and political correct. I don't think that another predictable candidate like Hillary Clinton is the right direction. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders both represent change. They both show that people want something new and not the same old tea.