Why Kamala and Hillary are closer than ever after Trump's dominant election victory

Only 2 radical successful the satellite person been done the embarrassment of losing a statesmanlike predetermination to Donald Trump - Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. 

And successful the weeks pursuing her bruising November nonaccomplishment to the now-president, New York Magazine reported that Harris has been successful interaction with Clinton. 

The 2 started getting to cognize each different erstwhile Harris archetypal arrived successful Washington arsenic a legislator successful 2017. 

Prior to that, Harris' full governmental vocation had been California-based. 

During her years successful the Senate, Harris would occasionally telephone Clinton for advice. 

Harris' sister Maya had been a argumentation advisor for Clinton's ill-fated 2016 campaign.   

Prior to serving arsenic President Barack Obama's caput of State and earlier her 2 statesmanlike runs, the erstwhile archetypal woman represented New York successful the Senate from 2001 to 2009. 

Following their Senate careers, Clinton was elevated to caput of State, portion Harris became President Joe Biden's VP. 

During her clip arsenic vice president, Harris would scope retired to Clinton arsenic well. 

But the enslaved became stronger aft Biden dropped retired of the 2024 contention successful precocious July, with the Clintons backing Harris adjacent earlier the Obamas and erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 

Clinton appeared astatine the 2024 Democratic National Convention successful August and played up Harris' relation arsenic a territory lawyer and lawyer general. 

'As a prosecutor, Kamala locked up murderers and cause traffickers. She volition ne'er remainder successful defence of our state and safety,' Clinton said. 

'Donald Trump fell dormant astatine his ain trial,' she continued. 'When helium woke up, he'd made his ain benignant of history: the archetypal idiosyncratic to tally for president with 34 felony convictions.'

That transportation adjacent earned a 'lock him up!' chant from the assemblage - famously what Trump supporters said astir Clinton amid her email contention during the 2016 race. 

Harris besides utilized Clinton connected the run way successful the last run-up to Election Day.  

New York Magazine reported that since her November loss, Harris has been successful interaction with Clinton respective times. 

One specified infinitesimal came erstwhile Harris near her Naval Observatory residence to sojourn Clinton astatine her D.C. home, located nearby. 

Clinton was successful municipality to judge a Presidential Medal of Freedom - the nation's highest civilian grant - from Biden connected January 4. 

Now backmost successful Los Angeles with hubby Doug Emhoff, Harris is contemplating her governmental aboriginal - which could mean different spell astatine the White House successful 4 years, a California governor's contention successful two, oregon status from authorities each together. 

Clinton famously took a fig of walks successful the woods aft her 2016 loss. 

Since past she's authored a fig of books and fixed talks. 

She produced a Broadway musical. 

But she ne'er ran for elected bureau again.