Staff Reports
President Joe Biden may be playing 4D chess with Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential run, but it looks more like self-sabotage from the party’s elder statesman. During a recent press conference, Biden was asked about Harris’s contributions during the current crises plaguing the nation. In a moment of apparent solidarity—or perhaps a desperate attempt to salvage Harris’s struggling campaign—he claimed they were “singing from the same song sheet.” If that’s true, the VP might want to change the station because it sounds like Biden might be leading her straight to defeat.
Biden touted Harris’s involvement in getting legislation passed, acting as if her political capital hasn’t been squandered in the chaos surrounding her campaign. The truth is, Harris has been doing a spectacular job at unraveling any prospects for a successful run, and Biden’s comments are beginning to sound more like a warning than an endorsement. Conservative pundit Scott Jennings weighed in with insight that many are thinking: Biden is actively sabotaging Harris and doing a fine job of it.
He is literally trying to destroy her campaign and it’s just incredible. https://t.co/bbOJ25Tmvg
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) October 4, 2024
Social media exploded with hot takes and speculation regarding the potential for Biden’s backhanded comments to damage his own vice president’s campaign further. One commentator mused that it seems Biden genuinely wants her to lose, while others joked that Harris’s campaign was already a sinking ship, with or without Biden’s help. A major player in the White House team should be more of an asset, yet their synergy has become a punchline rather than an effective political partnership.
The irony only thickens when revisiting Biden’s “song sheet” analogy. Breitbart News previously reported that Harris has taken inspiration—let’s call it plagiarism—from Biden’s campaign policies, suggesting that her platform detailed on her campaign website was less a product of her vision and more a mix-tape of Biden’s greatest hits. This lack of originality adds to the perception that Harris’s campaign is merely floundering in the wake of Biden’s seasoned yet now questionable leadership.
Timing also seems to be favoring the narrative that Biden is indeed overshadowing his own VP’s campaign. News coverage had been poised to shift focus to Harris’s rally in Detroit just as Biden entered the press briefing. It feels more like a strategic oversight than a benign coincidence; if Biden truly is concerned about Harris’s political fortunes, one might think he would let her have the limelight—unless, of course, his intentions lie elsewhere. In a political environment where loyalty is paramount, it appears the Biden-Harris dynamic is more fraught than ever, leaving conservative observers to wonder if the real competition is happening behind closed doors.
