As vice president, Harris was always the likeliest political heir to President Joe Biden, whose abandonment Sunday of his uphill reelection campaign advanced her inheritance by several years. There were also political repercussions to consider had Biden passed over the nation’s first female, Black and Asian American vice president. Stepping in to replace Biden, Harris automatically inherits his campaign treasury and campaign infrastructure. A more important question is whether the vice president has improved as a candidate since her dismal 2020 White House bid. But her early years in the White House didn’t help Harris’ political image.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 22, 2024 04:43 UTC