:''"Germans are obsessed with US politics and have long taken inspiration from electoral trends originating in Washington. Now, the sudden rise of Vice President Harris has generated a new discourse in Berlin: Whether struggling establishment German parties should have their own “Kamala moment” and replace their unpopular leaders. The heads of the left-wing [[Die Linke]] resigned over the weekend, leading Der Spiegel to question whether it paves the way for a Harris-like reinvention. And the editor of national tabloid Bild wrote: “I dream of a Kamala Harris moment for Germany.” In this scenario, Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] would be replaced by his much-more-popular defense minister'' [Pristorius]'', and the main opposition party would switch its candidate, too. Many German politicians are in [[Chicago]] this week, including the chair of Scholz’s party. The effective rollout of Harris as the new face of the [[Democratic Party]] and its newly invigorated base may just give them some ideas."'' | :''"Germans are obsessed with US politics and have long taken inspiration from electoral trends originating in Washington. Now, the sudden rise of Vice President Harris has generated a new discourse in Berlin: Whether struggling establishment German parties should have their own “Kamala moment” and replace their unpopular leaders. The heads of the left-wing [[Die Linke]] resigned over the weekend, leading Der Spiegel to question whether it paves the way for a Harris-like reinvention. And the editor of national tabloid Bild wrote: “I dream of a Kamala Harris moment for Germany.” In this scenario, Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] would be replaced by his much-more-popular defense minister'' [Pristorius]'', and the main opposition party would switch its candidate, too. Many German politicians are in [[Chicago]] this week, including the chair of Scholz’s party. The effective rollout of Harris as the new face of the [[Democratic Party]] and its newly invigorated base may just give them some ideas."'' |