For weeks, Democrats have been walking a fine line with regard to their assessment of the office of the vice president — specifically, whether that position is of the utmost importance or virtually inconsequential.
Then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) was hailed as a very important pick for President Joe Biden in 2020, mainly due to concerns about his age even then. But when Biden abruptly exited the 2024 presidential race in late July — by all accounts, a move that he did not make of his own volition — they were busy scrambling to pump up Vice President Kamala Harris’ resume, and they leaned into her experience working alongside Biden and often being the “last person in the room” when the major policy decisions were made.
But within a few weeks, when they realized just how unpopular a lot of Biden’s policies were, they switched footing and attempted to put as much distance…
