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Biden chooses Kamala Harris as his running mate

The drawn-out veepstakes process held positives for California Sen. Kamala Harris, including regaining the national spotlight after a wobbly presidential run.

Kamala Harris hugs Joe Biden after endorsing him at a campaign rally in Detroit on March 9. (Jeff Kowalsky / AFP-Getty Images)

Democratic presidential hopeful Former Vice President Joe Biden (L) listens as US Senator from California Kamala Harris speaks during the second round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on July 31, 2019. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in a Democratic primary debate. (Jim Watson / AFP-Getty Images)

After a debate. (David J. Phillip / Associated Press )

Before a debate. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)

Sen. Kamala Harris kick-starts her presidential campaign at a rally in her hometown of Oakland on Sunday.

Sen. Kamala Harris launches her presidential campaign in her hometown of Oakland in January 2019. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

A huge crowd attends a speech by Sen. Kamala Harris in Oakland.

A sizable crowd attends the campaign kickoff speech by Sen. Kamala Harris in Oakland. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

(L-R) Democratic presidential hopefuls New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, Representative for Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, Mayor of South Bend Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, California Senator Kamala Harris, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang and billionaire-philanthropist Tom Steyer participate in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

From left, Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer in Atlanta on Nov. 20 for the fifth Democratic primary debate. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP-Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 4: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks to protestors rallying against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill, October 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh's confirmation process was halted for less than a week so that FBI investigators could look into allegations by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor who who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students in suburban Maryland. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Kamala Harris speaks at a protest in Washington over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh on Oct. 4, 2018. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

Kamala Harris recognizes a friend in the crowd during a visit to Long Beach. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Kamala Harris, with Joe Biden, takes part in a reenacted swearing-in at the Capitol on Jan. 3, 2017. Earlier in the day, Biden swore in the newly elected and returning members on the Senate floor. (Kevin Wolf / Associated Press)

Sen. Kamala Harris shares a moment backstage with her godson before her speech in Oakland.

Sen. Kamala Harris shares a moment backstage with her godson before her campaign kickoff speech in Oakland. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

OAKLAND, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019: Senator Kamala Harris waits backstage in a holding area before making her appearance to kick start her presidential campaign at a rally in Oakland, Calif., on Jan. 27, 2019. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Kamala Harris waits backstage before making her appearance at the Oakland rally. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Kamala Harris takes the stage at her election night party Tuesday night in downtown Los Angeles hours after winning California's U.S. Senate election.

Kamala Harris takes the stage at her election night party in downtown L.A. after winning a Senate seat on Nov. 8, 2016. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Kamala Harris greets people who were sworn in as citizens in a ceremony on the battleship Iowa in Los Angeles on July 3, 2017. (Christian K. Lee / Los Angeles Times)

President Obama with California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, in 2012.

Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris with President Obama in San Francisco in 2012. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, right, talks with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, left and Democratic State Party Chairman John Burton, center, after her speech at the 2011 California Democrats State Convention in Sacramento. Feinstein told the Democratic faithful that they must work to retake the Hose of Representatives next year or risk deep GOP budget cuts that would hurt seniors and poor people the most. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, right, talks with California’s then-Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and Democratic State Party Chairman John Burton in 2011 in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Sen. Kamala Harris, left, endorses California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom for the 2018 California Governor's race at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Kamala Harris endorses Gavin Newsom for California governor at USC on Feb. 16, 2018. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)

State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris smiles and claps as Gov. Jerry Brown endorses her for the U.S. Senate.

Then-Gov. Jerry Brown endorses Kamala Harris for U.S. Senate in May 2016. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press )

CaliforniaAtty. Gen. Kamala Harris discussed steps to prevent police bias at a news conference Friday in her downtown Los Angeles office with Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.

Kamala Harris, in April 2017, speaks at a downtown L.A. news conference on police bias, alongside former L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell and former LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, second from right. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Kamala Harris smiles after receiving an honorary degree at USC.

Kamala Harris receives an honorary degree from USC in May 2015. (Patrick T. Fallon / Los Angeles Times)

This January 1970 photo provided by the Kamala Harris campaign shows her, left, with her sister, Maya, and mother, Shyamala, outside their apartment in Berkeley, Calif.

Kamala Harris, left, sister Maya and mom Shyamala outside their Berkeley apartment in 1970. (Kamala Harris campaign)