If she continues to rise in popularity, the US vice president could neutralise Republican attacks on Biden’s age and mental acuity.
US Vice President Kamala Harris is increasingly endearing herself to swing-state voters, a development that if it persists, stands to neutralise Republican attacks around President Joe Biden’s age.
Republicans have sought to attack Biden’s fitness for a second term by casting her as unprepared to take his place. Polling shows voters are more concerned about the fitness of Biden, 81, for office than Donald Trump, four years younger at 77. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive for an Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, Monday.The poll showed Harris as the top choice among those considered Democratic rising stars if Biden were unable to continue his campaign.
Over the last year, the White House has deployed her on the offensive to counter political opponents, condemning book bans and new reproductive health restrictions. Harris frequently appears in front of audiences of colour and young voters, which polls show are among the most disillusioned blocs of the Democratic base. Last week, she went viral online when she encouraged an audience of young Asian Americans to “kick that f-- door down” in pursuit of their careers.
Trump leads Biden 48 per cent to 44 per cent across the seven swing states, according to the poll. His lead over Biden is widest in North Carolina, Arizona and Georgia. They’re tied in Nevada. Trump hasn’t yet chosen a running mate. Once he does, Harris will no longer be measured against “an abstraction or an ideal of what a vice president should be,” vice-presidential scholar Joel Goldstein said. “She’s going to be measured or viewed as against whoever he picks.”
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