As President Biden’s poll number’s continue in the 40’s….
Media types and others begin look around at who might be chosen to be the Democratic 2024 Presidential nominee if Joseph Biden was not….
And ?
Harris Is a rookie in learning….
It shows….
No one like her — the first woman, first Black person, first Asian American elected vice president — has ever moved through Washington’s uppermost reaches. Her every action would be unprecedented and surely, it seemed, merit special notice and great amounts of news coverage.
But that one cardinal rule — to never purposely overshadow the president, or seem eager to take his place — doesn’t yield to history or celebrity. That’s especially true when the chief executive is a brittle 78-year-old.
So ever since taking office, Harris has made humility a top item on her public-facing agenda, alongside the assignments — voting rights, space exploration, women in the workforce, immigration from Central America, and more — the president has given her. It’s no surprise. Caution has long been a hallmark of Harris’ political career, and the subservient nature of the vice presidency, as well as the scrutiny of Biden loyalists sensitive to the merest hint of personal ambition, reinforce that inclination.
(There is a long history of tensions between presidential and vice presidential staff members, and the Biden White House is no exception.)
Another reason for Harris’ fade to the background is her thin Washington resume….
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Harris was chosen to run alongside Biden in great part because she brought balance — relative youth, her race and gender — to the Democratic presidential ticket. In the White House, the president has strived to make his vice president appear to be a full partner in the “Biden-Harris administration.” In practice, though, she’s more like an apprentice.
There are several vice presidents who stepped out from the shadow of the Oval Office and the self-effacing No. 2 job to win the presidency, including after serving under larger-than-life figures like Ronald Reagan or history-making ones like Obama.
Barring unforeseen events, Harris has at least three more years, and possibly as many as seven, to learn and grow in the White House….
Note…
She does NOT have 3 years….
Better like a short two….
Early 2024 Democrats will have to know what the President and VP status will be that November’s election…
With all the above?
Remember…
In a heartbeat she could become President at anytime….
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More on the ‘normal’ friction between an American President and Vice President…..
Inside Kamala Harris’ Frustrating Start as Veep
“Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff — deciding there simply isn’t time to deal with them right now, especially at a moment when President Joe Biden faces quickly multiplying legislative and political concerns,” CNN reports.
“The exasperation runs both ways. Interviews with nearly three dozen former and current Harris aides, administration officials, Democratic operatives, donors and outside advisers — who spoke extensively to CNN — reveal a complex reality inside the White House.”
“Many in the vice president’s circle fume that she’s not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. The vice president herself has told several confidants she feels constrained in what she’s able to do politically. And those around her remain wary of even hinting at future political ambitions, with Biden’s team highly attuned to signs of disloyalty, particularly from the vice president.”