For the last two years, leaks and sniping from the West Wing dogged her and her team. To be sure, Harris is starting from an unenviable place. It gets even dicier when the incumbent President is the oldest ever to try again. It’s as if the voters are asked to cast two ballots: one for the top of the ticket, and one for the back-up plan. When a sitting President runs for a second term, the role of the Vice President can be a tricky one. It was a subtle sign that the West Wing is finally starting to understand that the-at best-benign neglect afforded to the Office of the Vice President for much of Biden’s term may spell trouble for his prospects next year. So this week, the ex-Senator made a quick stop back home in California to help roll out what is being billed as the world’s largest semiconductor site, a direct product of the Biden Administration’s successful push for $53 billion for new tech manufacturing included in last year’s CHIPS and Science Act.Īt long last, Harris got to spike a football in her home end zone. It sure took long enough.Īfter two years on the sidelines, carrying garbage headlines and defending some fairly patently indefensible policies, the Vice President merited a good news cycle befitting her role in helping President Joe Biden make inroads with women-specifically, women of color-and delivering him the White House. Kamala Harris this week had clearly, finally, and decisively earned a piece of the action. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Vice President Kamala Harris (L) speaks as President Joe Biden listens during a Rose Garden event at the White House on in Washington, DC Credit - Alex Wong-Getty Images. Many of us went to school on the yellow school bus, right? It’s part of our experience growing up.President Biden And VP Harris Deliver Remarks On National Small Business Week In The Rose Garden “Who doesn’t love a yellow school bus, right? Can you raise your hand if you love a yellow school bus?. Speaking of school, she was roasted for an October speech she gave announcing $1 billion for schools to replace old buses with electric ones. Perhaps it would have been a more appropriate presentation at a grade school.ĬOVID power grab: From student loans to masks, why does Biden want to keep us in a perpetual 'emergency'? When Harris is out in the world talking to folks, the outtakes often come back to haunt her.įor instance, at an event last April at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, she told a group of adults – and experts on space – that “space is exciting.” She continued: “It spurs our imaginations, and it forces us to ask big questions. Space – it affects us all, and it connects us all.”

New York Mayor Eric Adams, struggling with the influx of migrants in his city, called this week for a “national czar” to handle the crisis – apparently not realizing Harris is already tasked with the job. It’s not just border cities that are dealing with this. It took Harris months before even showing up to the border ( her one and only visit), and during the Biden administration, migrant encounters at the border have risen to record levels. What's the endgame?: Biden's White House is fine with the chaos it created at the border What immigration reform?: Biden's new immigration policy has something for everyone to hate He has not taken back the role, but he might as well have. Shortly after taking office, Biden gave Harris the significant job of handling the border crisis. Instead, she’s talking about the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Why wasn’t she chosen to represent the administration? For instance, Biden headed to California on Thursday to see the damage caused from endless rain in recent weeks. Yet, one area of the state hit hard by the deluge is Harris’ home turf of the Bay Area. The White House oddly avoids sending her to events that could showcase her strengths. Kamala Harris' name isn't difficult to pronounce: There's no excuse for getting it wrong Her public appearances aren’t frequent, nor widely publicized.Įven Biden botched the pronunciation of her first name at an event this week – something she has made clear she cares about. Many of us could be forgiven if we’ve forgotten Harris is even around. One recent headline from Reason magazine said: “ Kamala Harris Is a Flop.” And in November, Slate didn’t mince words: “ If Biden Runs Again, He Should Pick a New VP.” Absent from duty The consensus seems to be that she has done an extraordinarily unimpressive job as vice president. That being said, identity politics can only take you so far, and Harris hasn’t brought much else to the table.

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