Re-elect Kamala Harris as attorney general — but demand more: Endorsement
Some politicians have to work a little harder to carry the burden of great potential. Such is the case for Kamala Harris as she plans a second term as California’s attorney general. Although Harris receives the Los Angeles News Group’s endorsement for the Nov. 4 election, this has a lot to do with the sparse credentials of opponent Ronald Gold. The editorial board would like to see Harris be more aggressive in the job she holds and live down the suspicion that her real priority is to plot a safe path to higher office. Her future is the subject of wide speculation. It is generally assumed Harris will run for governor in 2018. But she has been called a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee. She was mentioned as a potential U.S. attorney general after Eric Holder announced his plan to resign; she said she is not interested. And, oddly, at one point this year a couple of British bookmakers posted odds against her winning the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, as if that were e...