I want to add to the conversation by saying this. Like her or not, Kamala Harris’ role is history making as a woman and a person of color. That alone makes it necessary that she be honored and set up for success. Sadly, they have failed her. Her duties are not spelled out in the way they are for a president. Her role is to be a support and take on tasks given to her by Biden. Again, they have failed her in that regard.

I’ll also add that the White House is a machine with employees who’ve been there for decades. They turned that machine on high and made 45 look better than he was by masking his negatives as much as possible. Why aren’t they doing the same for Harris? This story never should have seen the light of day. I’ll concur with Mr. B.D. and say something foul is going on here.

BINGO! It should come as a surprise “to No One.” It’s the mirror image of her presidential campaign, which was a dysfunctional, chaotic, family involved, hot mess. 

So I’ll cut to the chase: If the Dems back Kamala as Our nominee for president in 2024 say “Good-bye” to the presidency.

President Joe Biden says he intends to run for reelection in 2024. But not all Democrats believe him. Nor are they convinced his No. 2 would be the clear heir if he did choose to opt out.

As Vice President Kamala Harris grapples with a portfolio of seemingly intractable issues and responsibilities that have drawn her away from the national spotlight — she Zoomed into the infrastructure Cabinet meeting from Paris on Friday — other Democrats have raised their own national profiles.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the point person on implementing much of the popular bipartisan infrastructure deal. This fall, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) boosted the mayor of Manchester, N.H., during her recent reelection campaign and is keeping in touch with allies in the critical primary state, according to people familiar with the calls. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is on a book tour and campaigned in Virginia for Terry McAuliffe. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed left-wing and progressive candidates outside of Massachusetts this past year.

The spokespeople for that quartet either declined to comment or stressed that the moves were unrelated to future electoral ambitions. But the context in which these moves took place has given them a dose of intrigue unusual for when an incumbent president is still in his first year in office. Biden has said publicly and privately that he wants to run, and allies expect that will be only more likely if former President Donald Trump decides to challenge him in 2024 since Biden is skeptical of other Democrats’ prospects.

A person familiar with Biden’s conversation about his 2024 plans says “he has told people he is running and that ‘we will be prepared.'”

But there has been persistent chatter in Democratic circles that he could decide not to. And talk of successorship has spilled into open view in recent days, with even a close Biden ally, former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, speculating about Harris’ positioning in a potential 2024 primary.

All of it adds a new level of electoral uncertainty that the Democratic Party and Harris in particular face as they remain dependent on Biden’s success and unclear about his future.