Harris has earned the nod and would energize voters, as would a unity ticket with Nikki Haley as VP
The Washington Post
President Biden announced on Sunday that he would not accept the Democratic nomination for president. Since the first presidential debate, readers have written to The Post to make the case that Vice President Harris should be the nominee if Mr. Biden stepped aside.
Monica Hesse’s July 4 Style column, ‘Finally time for Kamala to fall into the race?,’ discussed the suggestion that Vice President Harris might be a possible Democratic candidate if President Biden drops out.
The vice president is well qualified. She was attorney general of the most populous state in the union and has several years’ experience as a successful senator. Her time as vice president would be invaluable in equipping her to get off to a fast start as head of the executive branch.
Mrs. Harris is in many respects the ‘natural’ successor to President Biden, and her nomination could avoid a contentious and messy open convention. Could one seriously consider ignoring Mrs. Harris’s obvious claim to succeed Mr. Biden, without provoking immense anger among large segments of the Democratic voters?
Finally, among the very large number of voters who dislike both the current leading candidates as being too old, too White or both, Mrs. Harris could be a very attractive alternative. And those who voted for Nikki Haley in the Republican primaries might find Mrs. Harris an acceptable choice for them, too.