Kamala Harris: "Right Place, Right Time" or Networking Prowess?

Vice President Kamala Harris is highlighting her legal experience as a key asset in her presidential campaign, but critics argue that her career has been marked by a lack of accomplishments and a reliance on networking.

Vice President Kamala Harris is placing her experience as a "top cop" front and center as she looks to "prosecute" her GOP opponent and press her case for why she should win the presidency in November. However, the legal career she's leaning on is "devoid" of achievement, critics say, and she owes much of her success to networking.

Her nearly three-decade rise up the ranks has included numerous bumps along the way – including failing her bar exam on the first try in 1989. Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell, who passed the California bar the same year on his first try, described Harris as a "political opportunist" who was in "the right position, the right place" at the right time. By making calculated moves, she was able to leap from district attorney to attorney general to senator to vice president – and perhaps beyond.

Kamala Harris: "Right Place, Right Time" or Networking Prowess?

"Networking," Terrell said, is what catapulted Harris' career. "Let's face it, she got to her position not on academic achievement. She got to her position as San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general, U.S. senator and vice president, because of networking."

Harris' critics point to her record as San Francisco district attorney as evidence of her lack of accomplishments. They argue that she failed to implement meaningful reforms and that her focus on prosecuting low-level crimes contributed to the city's high incarceration rate.

Kamala Harris: "Right Place, Right Time" or Networking Prowess?

As California attorney general, Harris' record is also mixed. She was praised for her efforts to combat human trafficking and environmental crimes, but she was also criticized for her handling of the state's death penalty system.

Harris' supporters argue that her experience as a prosecutor gives her a unique perspective on the criminal justice system. They say that she has a deep understanding of the challenges facing law enforcement and that she is committed to reforming the system while also keeping communities safe.

Harris' critics say that her legal career is devoid of major accomplishments and that she has relied on political connections and networking to advance her career. They argue that she is not the best candidate to lead the country and that her lack of experience in other areas, such as foreign policy and economics, makes her unqualified for the presidency.

Whether Harris' legal experience will be a boon or a liability in her presidential campaign remains to be seen. However, it is clear that her opponents will be using it to attack her record and question her qualifications for the presidency.