While I agree completely with everything that Thomas L. Harris they’d want in the Oval Office should Mr. Furthermore this would free President Biden to select a running mate without its looking as though he were abandoning his loyal vice president.Ī relatively progressive running mate such as Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona would likely garner more votes and the electorate wouldn’t have to ponder whether it is Ms. Harris might relish the opportunity to once again represent the Golden State. Feinstein is no longer capable of doing the job. Harris was very productive in California as attorney general and later as a senator. Here’s an idea for the Democratic Party to consider: Get Kamala Harris back to California by having her take Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat. We need Kamala Harris to develop and demonstrate her ability to both challenge autocracies and support struggling democracies à la Madeleine Albright. initiatives?! Ensuring our pre-eminence in artificial intelligence?!Ĭome on! She needs to be in charge of those things she does best: passionate defense of social justice issues, including international diplomacy and equity for nations that are struggling with ruthless civil wars. I disagree, however, with his suggestions for how best to elevate Kamala Harris on a national and international stage. Friedman’s column about a Biden-Harris ticket as a must win in 2024 is spot on. The challenges posed by Russia, China, North Korea and others are simply too great to put a rookie in charge. She simply lacks the foreign policy and defense chops to justify putting her a heartbeat away from the presidency, especially when the president, if re-elected, would be well into his 80s as his second term progresses.
Friedman is way off base in suggesting that Kamala Harris may be saved by giving her a variety of portfolios. Biden seems to be more fully at ease in his own skin and seems to revel in the daunting challenges his presidency faces - head on with admirable grace and courage. (Her handlers will be aghast.) Make mistakes and learn from them.Īfter many years of being the consummate pragmatic politician, Mr.
By the very nature of the job, she is confined to a supporting role, but she needs breakout moments of not being a tightly programmed V.P. Thus far, Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t forged her own identity. Consequently, his running mate faces greater scrutiny. Biden needs to address age-related questions head on. Friedman identifies the heightened peril of this moment and states that President Biden “absolutely has to win.” Having declared his candidacy for a second term, Mr.
Re “ Kamala Harris Really Matters in 2024,” by Thomas L.
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