In Atlanta, US Sen. Kamala Harris Sends Message To Old Guard: Every Era Has Its End

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a Democratic presidential candidate, made stops at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College over the weekend.

Meg Kinnard / Associated Press file

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California sent a subtle signal to the old guard of Democratic politics that every era has its end.

At an Atlanta church service dedicated to youth Sunday, the presidential candidate compared leadership to a relay race in which each generation must ask themselves “what do we do during that period of time when we carry that baton.”

Then she added with a smile that for “the older leaders, it also becomes a question of let’s also know when to pass the baton.”