Has Harris Become Biden’s Albatross?
These are my thoughts on Vice President Harris – and what Democrats may be thinking privately.
First a little history. Selecting a running mate may help in the campaign but has not always been beneficial to the President after taking office.
Vice President Henry Wallace was dropped from the ticket in FDR’s bid for a fourth re-election in 1944. It was engineered by Roosevelt’s team almost without his knowledge – because they knew the Presidents days were numbered. He was a dead man (not) walking during his final campaign. The advisors knew whoever they picked would soon be President AND Wallace was a socialist. The Democrat bosses knew that America was not going to like a socialist president.
Many folks have forgotten that in order to have President Nixon resign, they first had to dump Vice President Spiro Agnew – who was under criminal investigation. A young federal prosecutor from Chicago, James Thompson, was assigned the task. He got Agnew to resign ahead of Nixon, who then chose Congressman Gerald Ford as Vice President – and resigned. Ford, in turn picked businessman Nelson Rockefeller as the new Vice President.
Harris is proving to be a drag on the Biden White House. They were originally a “marriage of convenience” that worked for the campaign, but not so much since assuming office. Prior to the Democrat convention, Biden and Harris were not on the best of terms. She was not a very well-liked presidential candidate – by colleagues and the public — and Biden and Harris did not like each other very much.
That situation has not improved during their one-year in office. There have been reports of feuding staffs and Harris’ general dissatisfaction over her treatment by the folks hanging around the Oval Office. Her ill-tempered nature has resulted in a notable staff exudos.
So, if you are the President, what do you do with a Vice President who you do not like– and has polling numbers worse than yours? You can wait until 2024 and drop her from the ticket. But many anti-Harris Democrats worry that Biden may not make it to 2024. He is at the age where – as they say – anything can happen.
Some Democrat strategists worry that it would be a worst-case-scenario if she were to assume the presidency. They think that if Harris is on the ticket in any position in 2024 in any position, the Democrats will lose big.
I noted in the previous commentary, that Biden could have nominated her to the Supreme Court as one way to get her out of the way. But there are problems. She may not be black enough. She is not the most popular multi-racial person with the black community. The Senate may not confirm her. It would certainly be a messy hearing – something Biden hopes to avoid.
The only other option would be to force her to resign. That is possible, but not probable. They would either have to do a “Spiro Agnew” and find a way to have her investigated for some questionable past activities. Not likely. They might find a job that is more attractive to her. God knows what that could be. They could make her life so miserable that she resigns. Possible, but would take more gumption than Biden has.
Normally, such options would be inconceivable, but given the situation between the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President – and the fact that the departure of Harris is on some powerful Democrats wish list – makes anything possible.
So, there ‘tis.
SHE MUST G BEFORE BIDEN OR WE WILL REALLY BE IN TROUBLE.
HEEL’S in the Harris and Beijing Dementia Joe are both ALBATROSS’S Aound the Necks American Taxpayer’s. Both HEEL’S in the Air Harris and Beijing Dementia Joe needs to IMPEACHED , IMPRISONED and PUNISHED for what they have done to this Country and the American Taxpayer’s.
I don’t blame Harris only, Biden Administration has been such a disappointment. Democrats just don’t seem to listen to voters. Hope this will be their last administration.
Heels in the Air Harris and Beijing Dementia Joe O’biden are ALBATROSS’S the Neck of this Country and the American Taxpayers. Beijing Joe and Heels in the Air Harris should both be IMPEACHED,IMPRISONED
PUNISHED for what they did to this Country and the American Taxpayer’s.
They don’t have the authority to bypass the constitution. Biden and Harris are idiot s in my opinion……….
NO… she NEEDS to stay at least until the Mid-terms and so does Biden. The Republicans need to retake BOTH the House AND the Senate, appoint a stellar individual as their Speaker , THEN impeach them BOTH !! The Speaker then assumes office without chancing another rigged election and Liberal heads will explode all over the Nation.
Doing anything sooner plays into the Democrats plans, a plan they had when they chose this ticket for 2020. Don’t be in a rush and don’t even stupid…l
I think you have a great idea but, I don’t think the Republicans have the fortitude to do it. They always shy away when it comes time to fight back. It’s their biggest weakness as far as I’m concerned. Trump could push the idea after the election.