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The Harris campaign is reportedly keeping its distance from President Joe Biden, who wants to campaign for his vice president in the final days before the election. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s team is passively resisting Biden’s increasingly assertive efforts to stump for Harris as concerns about optics reach a crescendo, Axios reported. “He’s a reminder of the last four years, not the new way forward,” one person familiar with the situation told the outlet.
New: Biden wants to campaign for Harris in the final days. Harris’ campaign keeps responding: We’ll get back to you, three people familiar with the dynamic tell “He’s a reminder of the last four years, not the new way forward” a person familiar said. https://t.
co/tOR1NNnQVt — Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 27, 2024 The Harris campaign has repeatedly responded to Biden’s requests to campaign with “we’ll get back to you,” three people familiar with the dynamic told Axios. Another person familiar with the situation compared it to “a slow-moving break-up.” The Harris campaign’s “Day Ahead” email blast for Saturday excluded Biden’s solo campaign stops in Pittsburgh, according to Axios.
Biden’s unpopularity is the main deterrent to a joint appearance from the president and Harris, the outlet reported. Biden currently sits at a 39% approval rating, according to FiveThirtyEight’s average. Axios reported that Harris’s campaign considers Biden to be a “political liability.
” However, the vice president’s team reportedly refuses to be direct with Biden to avoid bruising his ego or hurting his feelings. (RELATED: Biden Will Not Appear With Kamala Harris Before Election Day: REPORT) Many Biden staffers believe the president can help Harris, citing the decades-old Democratic politician’s coalitions in white, working-class communities. Biden has spent much time in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, where Republican nominee Donald Trump leads Harris by 0.
6%, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. Harris said her prospective presidency would not be a “continuation” of the Biden-Harris administration in her Oct. 16 interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier.
NBC News reported on Oct. 20 that no plans exist for Biden to appear alongside Harris ..
