Wall Street Democrats Rejoice at Biden’s Pick of Kamala Harris
- ‘Damn cool’ that a Black woman seen as safe choice, Nides says
- Harris tangled with banks before, wasn’t always so popular
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Morgan Stanley Vice Chairman Tom Nides was doing Zoom calls from his Washington home Tuesday when his TV screen flashed with the news that Joe Biden had picked Kamala Harris as his running mate. The former deputy secretary of state, a major Wall Street donor to Democrats, was still rejoicing the next morning.
“How damn cool is it that a Black woman is considered the safe and conventional candidate,” he said in an interview. Across Wall Street, “the announcement of Harris was exceptionally well-received.”