Vice-President Harris would be President Biden’s natural successor if he bowed to growing pressure to step aside.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the 30th annual Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., July 6, 2024. REUTERS/Edmund D. Fountain/File Photo
Ms Harris, 59, a former US senator and California attorney-general, would be the first woman to become President of the United States if she were the party’s nominee and prevailed in the Nov 5 election. She is the first African American and Asian person to serve as vice-president. It also found that independents back Ms Harris 43 per cent to 40 per cent over Trump, and moderate voters of both parties prefer her 51 per cent to 39 per cent.
Influential Democrats including US Representative Jim Clyburn, the man who was key to Mr Biden’s 2020 win, Representative Gregory Meeks, a New York congressman and senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Representative Summer Lee, a House Democrat from Pennsylvania have signalled that Ms Harris would be the best option to lead the ticket if Mr Biden chooses to step aside.
And some on Wall Street, an important Democratic fundraising center, are starting to indicate a preference. Some Democrats believe Ms Harris could energise Democratic-leaning groups whose enthusiasm for Mr Biden has faded, including Black voters, young voters and those who do not approve of Mr Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
“Simply swapping out the candidate does not address the central concern” of the movement, said Mr Abbas Alawieh, a member of the national “Uncommitted” movement that withheld votes for Mr Biden in the primary based on his support of Israel. “If the Democratic Party thinks that they have problems now with their base being confused... Jump over the Black woman, the vice-president, and I don’t think the Democratic Party actually recovers.”However, Ms Harris may struggle to reel in moderate Democrats and the independent voters who like Mr Biden’s centrist policies, some Democratic donors said. Both parties seek independents to help pull them over the finishing line in presidential elections.
“I can tell you we have a really tough time raising money for her,” said a source at the Democratic National Committee.
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