{"id":2358089,"date":"2024-10-22T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-has-a-biden-dilemma-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T20:52:30","slug":"kamala-harris-has-a-biden-dilemma-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-has-a-biden-dilemma-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris has a Biden dilemma &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-has-a-biden-dilemma-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200ddiscusses Vice President Kamala\u2064 Harris&#8217;s challenging position as she campaigns\u200d to define her presidency in contrast to that of \u200bPresident \u2064Joe Biden, who remains in office. Harris has been repeatedly asked how her administration\u2062 would differ from \u200bBiden&#8217;s, a question she has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bennett-to-blinken-israel-concerned-by-u-s-delisting-irgc-as-terror-group\/\" title=\"Bennett to Blinken: Israel &#039;Concerned&#039; by U.S. Delisting IRGC as Terror Group\">avoided answering directly<\/a>, which complicates her \u2062political strategy. \u200dHarris&#8217;s \u2064success in the presidential race may\u2063 depend \u2062on whether\u2062 voters view her as a continuation of Biden&#8217;s policies or as \u200ca new, change-driven candidate, especially with former President Donald Trump as her opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Although she stated on Fox\u200d News that her presidency &#8220;will not be a continuation&#8221; of Biden&#8217;s,\u200c her responses typically \u200dreflected her age and lesser experience, rather than specific\u200b policy differences. The article\u200c notes\u200c that Biden&#8217;s popularity issues, stemming from various contentious issues like\u2063 the economy and immigration, are a liability for Harris as she \u2064attempts to distance herself without \u200bcreating a\u2064 rift between their administrations.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s navigation of this complicated \u2064landscape reveals not only her struggle for political identity but also her delicate relationship with Biden, who has supported her candidacy even after stepping\u2064 out \u200dof the race himself. Despite favorable\u2062 polling for Harris compared to Biden, she still trails\u2064 behind where he was at the same point in the previous election cycle, raising concerns about her appeal to voters. the article illustrates the complexities Harris\u2063 faces in asserting her own identity\u2063 and agenda while respecting the political legacy of\u200d Biden.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala Harris has a Biden dilemma<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1841875\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A question Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> keeps getting and refusing to answer with any specificity is how her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>administration<\/a> would differ from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It is a delicate question, given that Biden remains in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>, but also one of the first things Harris should have thought about upon taking over the top of the Democratic ticket in July.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s chances of winning the presidency may hinge on whether the electorate views her as an incumbent or a change candidate. The latter would seem a tough sell, but her Republican opponent, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, has already spent a term in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>After punting on this question on <em>The View <\/em>and Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-comedy-manager-leaves-entertainment-industry-to-start-unsafe-space-podcast-after-seeing-the-light\/\" title=\"Woke Comedy Manager Leaves Entertainment Industry To Start \u2018Unsafe Space\u2019 Podcast After \u2018Seeing The Light\u2019\">late-night show<\/a>, Harris took another stab at it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fox News<\/a> with Bret Baier. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be very clear: My presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden&lsquo;s presidency,&rdquo; she said. <\/p>\n<p>However, even here, she emphasized her (younger) age and (lesser) experience, not any difference in policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3189720\/election-2024-mail-in-voting-ballot-tracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>ELECTION 2024: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MAIL-IN VOTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The problem is that age and Washington insiderism weren&rsquo;t the only reasons Biden was unpopular and typically trailing Trump before the disastrous June 27 debate. Pluralities to majorities disagreed with the administration on some of the top matters in this campaign, including the economy, inflation, immigration, and the border. Many of these voters preferred Trump&rsquo;s approach.<\/p>\n<p>Harris gave a more revealing answer the next time she was asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be very candid with you, even including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence<\/a>, vice presidents are not critical of their presidents,&rdquo; Harris told NBC News late last week. &ldquo;I think that really, in terms of the tradition of it and also just going forward, it does not make for a productive and important relationship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While this raises more questions about Harris&rsquo;s influence in the Biden administration and what her vice presidency means for her qualifications for the top job, it strongly suggests that she is navigating a difficult situation.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was pushed out of the race after winning nearly all the Democratic primaries because party leaders were convinced he would lose to Trump in November. There were also varying degrees of concern about his ability to serve until he turned 86 years old, which would have been his age at the conclusion of a second term. Delegates had yet to nominate him, which left them a window for replacing him, which they took.<\/p>\n<p>however, Biden, who had been trying to become president since 1987, was surely unhappy about it. He has played the good soldier, dutifully endorsing Harris and campaigning for her on the rare occasions he is asked. He has said all the right things, at least in public.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has largely responded kindly amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/13\/kamala-harris-biden-campaign-tension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reports of tensions <\/a>between her team and Biden&rsquo;s. More forcefully distancing herself from Biden could open a public rift at a time when she has improved on his 2024 performance. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">When he dropped out, the president was trailing Trump by 3.1 points in the&nbsp;<em>RealClearPolitics&nbsp;<\/em>national polling average and was reportedly faring ev<\/span>en worse in private polling. Harris clings to a 0.9-point lead but is running behind where he was at this point four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s performance in office has put Harris in this precarious position. However, she is the vice president, and Biden could have made life more difficult for Harris by endorsing an open process at the Democratic convention or even daring the delegates to dump him in Chicago. Either scenario would have been chaotic rather than conducive to Harris&rsquo;s positive vibes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is probably too much to say that Democrats have buyer&rsquo;s remorse about moving on from Biden to Harris. Yet in the closing days of the campaign, it is possible that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3187728\/a-shift-in-the-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>race has reset<\/a> to where it was before the June 27 debate: close, but with a slight Trump edge. The Rust Belt, where Harris may <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4916950-harris-lacks-traction-union-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>underperform<\/a> Biden with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3185599\/harris-big-labor-trump-working-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>union households<\/a>, could once again pick the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s dilemma is she may need to distance herself from Biden more forcefully than ever before to win. Her incumbency is her biggest weakness. The risk of Biden, a sitting president with nothing left to lose, going rogue or Pennsylvanians getting upset that&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3112348\/harris-walz-rust-belt-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scranton Joe<\/a>&rdquo;&nbsp;is being disrespected could make the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">vice president remain &#038;ldquo<\/a>;not critical&rdquo; of her boss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1841875\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1841875\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris faces a dilemma regarding her differences from Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2358090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris_Biden_oor5.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,32438,33017,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2358089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-analysis","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris_Biden_oor5.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}