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The Big Take
Kamala Harris Is Having a Surprise Resurgence as Biden’s Campaign Unravels
The vice president is emerging as the clear alternative should Joe Biden step aside, with polls giving her a better chance against Donald Trump.
(This story was originally published July 3. On July 21, President Joe Biden withdrew from his reelection effort and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination.)
Vice President Kamala Harris has long been written off by many fellow Democrats, with her struggles as the second-in-command seeming to dim her prospects of one day becoming president. But as pressure mounts on President Joe Biden to step aside, party members are suddenly seeing her in a new light.