Since Joe Biden confirmed that he will run for re-election, the odds of Kamala Harris becoming the first female president of the United States have shrunk – and significantly so.
For Harris to take over from Biden, several things would have to happen. Biden would have to keep her as his vice-president for the 2024 campaign. Let’s assume, not with total confidence, that the 80-year-old Biden is still alive and well enough to lead by the start of 2025. If not, his vice-president would anyway take over as commander-in-chief, possibly only for a matter of days. But if Biden won in 2024 and didn’t complete his second-term, it would be all hail Kamala, the lady chief, possibly for several years or more. Brace yourself.
Let’s consider these possibilities in order. Team Biden has shown no willingness to drop Harris from his ticket, despite plenty of speculation in Washington. Reports suggest that the president’s advisers are more eager to fix Harris’s negative image than shuffle her out for a more popular alternative.
Very few people want Kamala Harris to be president
Ditching a sitting vice president would, according to Washington insiders, reveal nervousness, and that is something winning candidates are not meant to show. The
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