We can be more ambitious than that. No one needs more than $20 million. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) at the Met Gala in 2021 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/MG21/Getty Images for the Met ...

In 2008, Meena Harris was focused on youth-vote organizing for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign when she heard the word “ambitious” used a lot — and not in a good way.