Democrats move to shore up ‘albatross’ Kamala Harris ahead of 2024 campaign

With Vice President Kamala Harris‘s place on 2024 Democratic ticket all but SecureSome Democrats are quick to sooth her critics as they fear that a flurry of votes could damage the party.

President is the focus of all our concerns Joe Biden He will turn 82 in the weeks following Election Day. If he continues to serve the entire second term, he could leave office at 86. This concern is magnified if the Republican nominee happens to be someone who was not previously President Donald TrumpThis is especially true for those who are looking to get a job. Generational shift Gains steam. Biden is To be expected To Formalize his plans for reelection In the next months Harris is always at his side.

“We know they’re not going to nominate Trump; age is going to be a real thing,” One chairperson of the Democratic Party in swing states told the Washington Examiner. “Given the opportunity for [Biden] to go out on top or get taken apart by somebody 30 years younger, I don’t want to see it happen to a guy that I respect as much as I do.”

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In op-ed Donna Brazile (a Democratic strategist who managed Al Gore’s campaign when he ran as president) argued earlier this month that critics continue hold Harris to unreasonable standards. She also credited Brazile with holding Harris accountable. “more experience in elected office than several past presidents and vice presidents.”

Brazile said that Harris could be Biden’s successor. “Questions have been raised about the fitness of just about every vice president to move into the Oval Office should the president die or is unable to continue serving for another reason.”

Brazile was Among A group of Harris confidants, Democratic strategists and others met less than one year after Harris took office to discuss ways to defend her against a flood of negative headlines.

Harris’s ability or inability to win a campaign are no new questions. Her presidential campaign fell apart during the Democratic nominating contest for 2020. infighting Top advisers came out in support of each other.

Harris’s doubts are reaffirmed by some prominent Democrats Abilities Privately, they have begun to protest. The party is determined to win and some are unsure if a standard bearer who ended her 2020 campaign prior to reaching the first nominating states can do that.

One chair of a state party cited Harris’s poll numbers to describe the vice president as “an albatross” she was interested in the next race, but that there weren’t any other options and it would be better to embrace her.

“She’s either going to be a liability or a help. And you better embrace her because it’s not like she’s going to be off the ticket,” The state party chair stated that, according to t