What is Kamala Harris' appeal?

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She seems almost universally touted as a 2020 candidate, and yet the only three things I ever hear about her are that she's a minority, she's young, and she's progressive. Seeing as there are plenty of other prospective young candidates and plenty of progressive candidates--most 2020 candidates could be called progressive--her only uniquely qualifying attribute seems to be the identity politics argument that she's black, Asian, and a woman, so she has the broadest appeal.

She doesn't have the national profile of Bernie or Warren; she doesn't have the experience of Cuomo or Gillibrand; she doesn't have the demographic appeal that dems might need after losing the Rust Belt of Brown or Franken, can someone explain what her appeal is as a candidate in a field with any of the likely competitors?

Edit: Changed title from "What is Kamala Harris' qualification to be president"

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Harris has time to prove herself. At this point she's at the same point Ted Cruz was in 2013 or Obama was in 2005. Both were seen as rising stars, potential future Presidents. Remains to be seen whether she's more of a Cruz or an Obama.

See, this is what I find objectionable: in 2005 Obama was newly elected and had given a brilliant speech that elevated his national profile, in 2013 Cruz was elevating his profile by filibustering ACA funding, but what has Harris done to warrant the same level of attention other than win election in one of the bluest states in the union?