Extract from ABC News
The coconut tree has become an informal symbol of support for Kamala Harris as Democrats line up to endorse the vice-president.
The emoji was inspired by a speech she gave last year where she was quoted saying "you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?".
A clip of the address was initially used by the Republican National Committee to embarrass Harris but seemingly backfired when the internet turned it into a viral meme.
Now even Democrats have leaned into the pop culture moment, using coconuts to show their commitment to Harris following President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 ticket.
Some supporters are even dubbing the campaign, Operation Coconut Tree, but it's not the only meme Harris fans are leaning into.
British pop star Charli XCX posted her support with a reference to her new album Brat, declaring "kamala IS brat".
In response Kamala HQ has rebranded its social media accounts with the album's slime green iconography.
It's fun and has the potential to engage younger voters, but Harris's big laugh and sometimes quirky statements are also being exploited by Republicans.
Donald Trump, known for giving his rivals nicknames, has dubbed the vice-president "Laffin Kamala".
"I call her Laffin' Kamala. You ever watch her laugh? She's crazy. You know, you can tell a lot by a laugh," the former president told a rally at the weekend.
Harris's nomination is not certain, but it appears the party is coalescing behind her, and at this point it looks most likely that she'll be chosen to go head-to-head with Trump.
The vice-president said in a statement she had already secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee.
So beyond the differing takes on her laugh, how would the vice-president fare in a match with the former president, and how could the campaign shape up?
The age factor
The Trump campaign has relentlessly gone after Joe Biden because of his age and relative lack of physical agility compared to the former president.
At the Republican convention in Wisconsin last week videos of the president stumbling up stairs and being helped into his jacket by his wife were played in breaks, to laughter from the audience.
These attacks all fall away if Harris becomes the Democratic nominee.
At 59, she is two decades younger than Trump and comes across as energetic and fit.
Who can forget that viral clip in 2020 where she was seen talking to Joe Biden on her phone dressed in active wear?
She appeared to be out on a jog at the time.
"We did it Joe! You're going to be the next president of the United States," she says, and yes she laughs.
The prosecutor vs the felon
Kamala Harris has been blazing a trail for decades, becoming San Francisco's first female district attorney and California's first female attorney-general.
Harris gained a reputation as a tough prosecutor and she'll likely draw on those skills to make the case as to why she and not Trump should inherit the keys to the White House.
As she rallied campaign staff in Wilmington, Delaware, in the newly rebranded Kamala HQ, the vice-president gave a taste of what that could look like.
She reflected on how in her role as courtroom prosecutor she "took on perpetrators of all kinds".
"Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain," she said.
"So hear me when I say I know Donald Trump's type."
Remember yet another viral moment from the 2020 campaign, when Harris admonished vice-president Mike Pence during a debate, telling him, "I'm speaking"?
Trump was all in for debating Biden, but so far appears to be hedging somewhat over the prospect of taking on Harris.
"I think the debate, with whomever the Radical Left Democrats choose, should be held on FoxNews, rather than very biased ABC [America]. Thank you!," he posted after Biden's announcement.
Kamala Harris' legacy is tied with Biden
"You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you"
Could this viral quote come back to haunt Harris?
Whether it's the administration's support of Israel's war in Gaza or its economic record, Harris can't decouple herself from Biden.
Anyone unhappy with his handling of any of those issues could simply shift blame onto her.
Early on in the administration, Harris was given the unenviable task of addressing illegal migration at the border.
As day after day conservative news channels broadcast images of migrants crossing from Mexico, the Biden administration initially seemed to have its head in the sand.
Harris then bungled an interview in which she was pressed as to why she hadn't visited the border, saying she hadn't "been to Europe" either.
"New face, same policies," will be an easy line of attack for the Trump campaign.
There's also the matter of Harris's own doomed bid for the 2020 nomination.
It began with a good deal of hype, but after a lacklustre campaign in which she failed to articulate a clear message she dropped out two months before the Iowa caucus.
Despite the ringing endorsements for her to top the 2024 ticket, there will be nervousness in Democratic circles that she could again misfire.
Who would Harris make her VP?
Biden portrays himself as a product and champion of America's working class.
Harris, while the daughter of immigrants, hails from California, a blue state which can be seen as elitist and out of touch with the concerns of middle America.
If she firms up as the nominee, Harris's choice of running mate could be key to broadening her appeal among voters from particular backgrounds or geographical areas.
Speculation about who could join a Harris ticket has so far centred on potential rivals for the nomination who were quick to endorse her bid.
Among the possible picks are the governors of the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, and North Carolina, Roy Cooper.
Both of those men could act as an effective counterweight to Trump's VP-pick JD Vance, who's expected to focus his campaign in the swing states, drawing on his "hillbilly" roots.
Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, also a swing state, is another possible choice for Harris as is Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who in 2022 won a second term in a deeply red state.
Another consideration for Harris's VP pick is that America has never elected a female leader and there's a school of thinking that the country is not yet ready to do that.
In that context, a white man could be seen as the most strategic choice.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer hasn't been ruled out yet as a possible running mate, but does anyone really think America is ready for two women?
The Democrats have picked up momentum
Last week was all about the Republicans.
A day after he narrowly escaped death, Trump turned up to the party's national convention in Wisconsin, a four-day party love-in, where he was treated like a deity.
As Biden fell sick with COVID and had to withdraw from the campaign trail all the momentum was with the GOP.
That's turned on its head again with the president's decision to exit the race.
Already, more than $US230 million ($346 million) has been raised for Harris in the first 24 hours, according to her campaign team.
It was the largest single day of campaign fundraising of any candidate in US history.
Voters were bored with the re-run of the 2020 race.
No-one's tuning out now.
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