Gareth O'Callaghan: Harris's integrity could see her beat Trump's brand

Harris’s politics is about breaking boundaries, coming from a childhood steeped in the civil rights culture of the 1960s and 1970s, writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to speak on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Thursday in Chicago, Illinois.

Life, for many, has never been so challenging. Our world feels broken. It lacks what was once a familiar joy — a reason to believe that values, and what roots us to a place of personal belonging, are still important; rather than just memories of a time when fear of the unknown wasn’t so all-consuming.

But what if, just for a brief moment, we could start to believe that all might not be lost? What if there was a glimpse of real hope? I felt that moment during the week as I watched Kamala Harris speak at the Democratic National Convention — speaking a language that I haven’t witnessed in over 15 years.