Senator Kamala Harris’ choice to announce her bid for the presidency on Martin Luther Kind Day was deliberate. “He was aspirational,” Harris said during an appearance on
Good Morning America. “He was aspirational like our country is aspirational. We know that we’ve not yet reached those ideals, but our strength is that we fight to reach those ideals. And that really inspires me.” Her campaign slogan likewise hints at this resolve: “For the People,” organizers
told The Washington Post, is a nod to Harris rising in court during her time as a California prosecutor to say “Kamala Harris, for the people.”