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Because she isn't? Sure she's better than any of the Republicans, but that's a stupid low bar and doesn't really tell you much. Her record in California is abysmal, she had zero support in her campaign, and she's done fuck all since she became VP. She's essentially a glorified security barrier to stand between the nuclear codes and whatever asshat the Republicans end up shoving in as Speaker in the event that Biden goes the way of all flesh during his term.

I think the main issue here has nothing to do with Harris , it's all about Biden and his age. When Obama tapped Biden to be his VP, he did it partially to counteract the idea that Obama was too young and inexperienced for the job. So we got to hear about Biden's leadership qualities right away, as well as his influence on decisions. Obama was essentially borrowing Biden's experience, he gained directly from having Biden involved.

The Biden/Harris dynamic is different, because Biden is so old, he needs to continually prove that he had the stamina to govern, wholly, on his own. Pushing off any significant part of his agenda to Harris might start talk that his facilities are slipping.

This upcoming election is sure to be Biden's last time in front of voters, though. If he wins, he is safe to spend the next 4 years burnishing Harris' credentials for 2028, because at that point it doesn't matter anymore.

I'm biased in that I didn't think she was ready to be Vice President.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article233375207.html

But her issues now appear to be that she's not liked even (especially?) among her own staff.

https://www.sfgate.com/national-politics/article/Kamala-Harris-office-staff-workplace-boss-2024-16679066.php

Typical Dem - bad at politics, abysmal messaging, just there to say “oops the repugs did it again, darn if only we could have raised more money and done something to stop them!”

To Harris’ credit she has attempted to fight for women’s healthcare access, women’s inclusion in STEM, etc…she just sucks at telling anyone about it. And the rumors about how she treats her staff are super cringe if true.

I haven't heard a single thing about her since she became VP. Has the news just been avoiding her? Has she done anything in the past three years?

I don't exactly avoid the news, but I know more about some congresspeople / governors / senators than I do about the sitting VP.

Is there any sense whatsoever of Harris having contributed meaningfully in internal deliberations of the executive branch? As VP, Biden played a reasonably active role in debates over, e.g., foreign policy (he was well known as one of the most outspoken doves on Iraq/Afghanistan issues). Even if he didn't always get his way (actually, he often didn't), he was there in the room. I don't get the sense that Harris is pulling her weight to the same extent.

Obama also carved out portfolios for Biden to handle, like overseeing the disbursal of stimulus funds; face it, giving out of goodies is probably the single thing politicians love best. What has Biden carved out for Harris? Solving the border problem---that sounds like he's screwing her over rather than helping groom her as a successor. Maybe she will next be tasked with resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict?

What does VP Harris stand for? What does she value? I don't know much about her political philosophy. I'm not invested in her because I don't know her.

Harris probably thinks of herself as the loyal government servant who has always done what is asked of her. The problem is, much of what America does is unpopular with public and people want to find politicians to blame everything on.

I would bet her poll numbers would flip if she spent her VP career pissing off rightwing donors and going left of Biden on popular issues.

Normally the vice president wouldn't get this kind of attention. She's getting this attention because Biden is so old, and he is standing again for election. Vice President is a bizarre non-job in the US system but also very important because of its potential.

Kamala Harris is being attacked because there is a serious chance she will be President.

On the one hand she is being attacked and undermined because she's a woman and she's black. But on the other hand it is an election and it's right to think about the vice president, and particularly one who may actually be President.

Well she's not a decrepit old white man yet, that's why.

Until scrolling past this post, and then scrolling back out of confusion, I had completely forgotten she even existed.

It would help if she was a proponent of weed. Sounds like she needs to start toking, regardless, if her own staff hates her.

I really hope Biden goes with a different VP pick this go around, maybe Buttigieg or someone more competent. I had hoped Harris was gone for good after the primaries, she’s just been a waste this whole time. Maybe it’s because of how important VPs have been the past few administrations, whereas traditionally it’s been a do-nothing position, Harris has sort of brought the position back to it’s normal role.