Here Comes Kamala: Biden’s Stumbles Put Hapless VP In Spotlight

[BrasSmonkey]

As the gaffes, stumbles, misstatements, and downright bizarre incidents continue to pile up, Joe Biden’s ever-more obvious physical and cognitive decline has become a major issue this campaign season. But Biden’s biggest liability when it comes to his health might not even have anything to do with him – and everything to do with his hapless vice president, Kamala Harris.

As bad as Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been throughout his presidency, Harris’s have been even worse. According to the latest RealClearPolitics average, the vice president currently has just a 36.7 percent approval rating, with 57.7 percent of Americans saying they disapprove of her job performance. That’s just under three points worse than Biden’s approval rating at 39.5 percent.

While that’s bad news for Harris, it might be even worse news for Biden’s re-election bid.

Biden is 81 years old—and he’s not a “young” 81. He would be 82 by the time he would start a potential second term. Given his current condition, it is only reasonable to believe that Harris would assume the presidency at some point before Election Day 2028.

But as the country faces multiple foreign crises, a turbulent economy, persistent inflation, a border invasion, a drug epidemic, and a growing list of other calamities, it’s clear that the public has little confidence in Harris to live up to even the low standard Biden has set. This appears to be a major issue that Republicans could exploit this cycle as voters grow increasingly concerned about Biden’s fitness for office.

It’s easy to see why so few Americans have confidence in Harris. Throughout her time in office, she has proven herself to be just as gaffe-prone as her boss, all while completely failing to deliver on the few tasks assigned to her by the president.

Her most obvious failure is the ongoing border crisis. While blame for the millions of illegal aliens pouring into the country ultimately falls at the feet of Joe Biden, back in 2021 Biden tapped Harris as his “border czar” to spearhead the administration’s response to the crisis.

Instead of leading efforts to beef up border security or crack down on illegal drug trafficking, however, Harris traveled to Latin America to address the so-called “root causes” of illegal immigration. In practice, that meant pushing for more taxpayer-funded aid to foreign countries while her own country was being overrun.

Three years later, the only result of this strategy has been ever-increasing numbers of illegal border crossings along with a surge of fentanyl deaths and human trafficking.

Along with her policy failures, Harris has also racked up a list of embarrassing and painfully awkward moments as vice president.

The most recent such incident came in early May when Harris made a campaign stop at a restaurant in Detroit. When a reporter asked the vice president a question about the war in Gaza, she shouted back, “shrimp and grits!” before climbing into a waiting SUV. A video of the exchange quickly made the rounds on social media, generating mockery from the right and more outrage from the left over the administration’s approach to the war.

In another viral video from March, Harris can be seen smiling and clapping along as a left-wing activist chants a protest critical of the administration in Spanish. In comedic fashion, Harris’s face drops and she stops clapping as an aide translates the song for her.

There’s also the fact that Kamala Harris might be the worst public speaker to ever become president or vice president.

At the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, for instance, Harris was mocked for offering a ridiculously child-like explanation of the conflict. “So, Ukraine is a country in Europe,” Harris said at the time. “It exists next to another country called Russia,” she continued. “Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So, basically, that’s wrong, and it goes against everything that we stand for.”

Last July, in another head-scratching set of remarks, Harris again offered a painful definition, this time of AI. “I think the first part of this issue that should be articulated is AI is kind of a fancy thing,” Harris said. “First of all, it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence.”

Public speaking – particularly to a national audience – is of course no easy task, but the American people expect their leaders to communicate clearly and effectively. Harris’s propensity to leave listeners both cringing and utterly confused gives voters good reason to be wary of the fact that she may one day be called upon to lead the country through a moment of crisis.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, rumors have swirled that Democrat leaders would like to replace Harris with a more effective candidate. But the deluge of negative headlines that would cause for Biden – along with inevitable outrage from Democrats’ left-wing base – likely means Biden is stuck with his original pick.

The silver lining for Biden is that the Harris conundrum might be the only reason he is being nominated for a second term at all. But while that might be a comfort to Biden, it should be terrifying to America.

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[fetishnews]

She is a woman, interracial, makes her an ideal candidate for the black and Asian (Indian type) vote, she is Christian her husband is Jewish, why would you not have her on a ticket. Look at all the demographic boxes she checks off.

[TheButcher]

One thing you have to realize the president and vice president run on the same ticket, like it or not in a democracy the will of the people is expressed at the ballot box. Whether you like the out come or not, you have to respect that result otherwise you are not living in a democratic country.

Gaffe's big deal everybody makes them and I can rattle of a dozen former presidents and vice presidents who have been accused of it. If they are so bad then in November the people will not vote for them. I am no fan of either of them but I will say they have not done as bad as some administrations.

Every single vote counts go vote for your favourite candidate in November.

[BrasSmonkey]

you are trippin butch the conflicts alone are bad!!! go back how many presidents to how many conflicts that are now ongoing. biden has to go!!!

[tacnet]

One thing you have to realize the president and vice president run on the same ticket, like it or not in a democracy the will of the people is expressed at the ballot box. Whether you like the out come or not, you have to respect that result otherwise you are not living in a democratic country.

I wish we had the same system here in the UK. The last 2 prime ministers we've had have NOT been elected by the people. Infact Sunak LOST his party's leadership election but still wound up being Prime Minister. Go figure LOL

I think the problem is going to be getting people to accept the outcome of the election after all the conspiracy theories over the 2020 election.

[TheButcher]

You bring up a good point tacnet.
David Brown pm the current foreign secretary resigned after Brexit went through, came along Theresa May, as party leader hence pm, she lost a couple of votes of no confidence so she stepped down enter Boris Johnson. He resigned came along Liz Truss for all of 49 days lol, her great tax and growth plan failed to win the hearts and minds of the British people so she stepped down. Enter center stage Rishi Sunak.

It's about time the people vote for a prime minister not keep having one inflicted upon them by the Conservative party top dogs. Sunak is about as popular as a bat in 2020 in my opinion, so the odds of him winning a general election are not in his favour. But Sir Keir Starmer is not that much better in my opinion but he'll win because I doubt the people want more of Rishi.

When I hear Sir Keir Starmer the leader of the labour party always makes me giggle, how a sir who went to grammar school and Oxford can be the leader of the Labour party which is traditionally allied with the TUC which used to be the working man's party can even relate to the man or woman who is trying to manage their simple living expenses. But that is a whole other topic.

[BrasSmonkey]

there is no conspiracy. biden can't serve another term. if he is in that seat again we are going to have a wild ride. civil war....

[greatpornlinks]

Brass how come you are not supporting her she is half black.

[BrasSmonkey]

Brass how come you are not supporting her she is half black.

cause she sides with biden and dems. im looking at what they have done.... you racist much? just cause she's black bullshit! would you support david duke if he was governor in your state because he's white? what a fucked up thing to say dogg!!!

[Kev]

Brass how come you are not supporting her she is half black.

cause she sides with biden and dems. im looking at what they have done.... you racist much? just cause she's black bullshit! would you support david duke if he was governor in your state because he's white? what a fucked up thing to say dogg!!!

I'm with brassmonkey just cause she is partly African American it does not mean she has to automatically get the African American vote, as he says would you support some wacked up white guy just cause his skin,no. Dems are making the country a lot of illegal poor people. We need change we need new leadership dude.

[BrasSmonkey]

Brass how come you are not supporting her she is half black.

cause she sides with biden and dems. im looking at what they have done.... you racist much? just cause she's black bullshit! would you support david duke if he was governor in your state because he's white? what a fucked up thing to say dogg!!!

I'm with brassmonkey just cause she is partly African American it does not mean she has to automatically get the African American vote, as he says would you support some wacked up white guy just cause his skin,no. Dems are making the country a lot of illegal poor people. We need change we need new leadership dude.

tell me you aint black..... we are not african americans! harris nor i were born in africa!!!