Staff Reports
Joe Biden’s presidency is crumbling like an overripe peach, and the Kamala Harris campaign is doing everything possible to distance itself from him as they race toward the upcoming Election Day. Biden’s record is so toxic that it seems even his own vice president is opting for a solo flight. According to the latest reports, Biden will sit out the campaign trail entirely until after November 5. Might as well throw a party for the disgraced president at this point—no one else will attend.
According to insiders from both the Biden administration and the Harris campaign, the decision to keep the old guy off the campaign trail was mutual. This strategic move is aimed at allowing Harris to fashion herself as a “change agent,” an endeavor that would certainly be harder to achieve while tethered to someone with a plummeting approval rating. As one Democratic strategist noted, it creates quite the challenge to campaign for change while standing next to someone staggering from last week’s bad news cycle.
NBC: "We're told that there are no current plans for President Biden to appear with Vice President Harris on the campaign trail between now and Election Day." 💀 pic.twitter.com/VBh0NsiMpb
— Bobby LaValley (@Bobby_LaVallley) October 20, 2024
Biden’s absence is particularly glaring considering his recent history. He hasn’t graced the campaign trail since Labor Day, instead leaving the heavy lifting to his wife, Jill, and former Democratic titans like Bill and Barack Obama. Who would’ve thought any Democrat would ever be jealous of a good old-fashioned campaign bus, but here we are. A White House official who prefers to remain anonymous noted that Biden is too busy “doing the job of a president,” which sounds suspiciously like code for “hiding from the public” while Harris attempts to win over voters clamoring for a fresh face.
As if the entire situation wasn’t juicy enough, there are whispers that Biden’s attempts to steal the spotlight from Harris have left a sour taste. For instance, he managed to overshadow one of her key campaign events in Michigan with his first-ever press briefing of the month. Perfect timing, Biden! Nothing screams confidence like a press briefing from a lame duck president overshadowing the vice president rabble-rousing for votes.
Within Harris’s inner circle, grumbling has arisen about the lack of coordination between the White House and the Harris campaign. They’re in quite the conundrum—how does one downplay the uncomfortable fact that the current vice president is part of such an unpopular administration? In her solitary attempt at serious questioning on Fox News, Harris had the audacity to claim she wouldn’t be just another extension of Biden’s presidency. However, they both continue to preach about “unity” and coordinated messages, even when the sting of Nancy Pelosi’s summer coup against Biden lingers like that stale smell of old fish left in the sun.
With all the maneuvering, it’s clear that the Biden-Harris ticket is less about partnership and more about survival. Here’s hoping they get their act together before Election Day, or else it might be a “what if” scenario for Biden that turns into a “what just happened” moment for the Democrats as they watch their own party unravel.
