Kamala Harris has enjoyed renewed attention as speculation mounts that Biden will step down in the aftermath of his disastrous debate performance. Betting markets think that Kamala Harris will be nominated; the DNC has run fundraising ads with Kamala; and black congressional leaders have made it very clear that if Biden steps down, there will be hell to pay if Kamala is passed over. After a brief lull in the immediate aftermath of an assassination attempt on Trump, anti-Biden forces within the Democrat party redoubled their efforts on the last night of the RNC convention, leaking unconfirmed reports suggesting that Chuck Schumer, Pelosi, and even Obama have tried to convince him to step down.
As for Joe Biden, he shows no signs of budging in the face of rather dramatic pressure from the normally Democrat-aligned media for him to step down. Biden has stated unequivocally that “no one is pushing him out,” and his campaign chair issued a statement today affirming as much. We at Revolver News belong to the very few who believe him. As we have argued extensively for a long time, while anything might happen, it is far less likely than people imagine that Democrats will replace Biden this late in the game.
We might even interpret the recent “push” for Kamala Harris as bullish for Biden’s prospects. Given how notoriously unpopular she is with the movers and shakers of the Democratic Party, the more Kamala and her supporters flex their muscles, the more it sends the loud and clear message that any potential puppeteer who thinks he can push Biden out and step over Kamala Harris is sorely mistaken. In this way, wittingly or unwittingly, Kamala serves as a kind of insurance policy for Biden. Funny how that works.
