Kamala Harris has already broken many barriers and taboos as a candidate for the White House: a woman, black, Jamaican and South Asian. All that remains now is to be elected president of the United States.
Whether to be appointed. Yes, this possibility also exists, as American analysts in New York tell “Naftemporiki”.
“If Joe Biden, after withdrawing from the election race, resigns now or soon from the presidency for health reasons, for example, Vice President Kamala Harris could be sworn in as president before the November 5 elections,” the sources emphasize.
After all, voices are already beginning to be heard in Washington about President Biden’s ability to carry out his duties until January 20, 2025, when his successor will take office in the White House. And, in fact, at a critical stage in global developments, with two wars underway in Ukraine and Gaza!
“Vice presidents are always in line to take over the top job if the president dies or is deemed incapacitated,” the sources said. Kamala, 59, was even asked about the issue of Biden’s succession in an interview with the Associated Press during a trip to Jakarta in September 2023.
“Joe Biden is going to be fine, so that’s not going to happen,” the vice president said at the time. But he added, significantly: “Let’s also understand that every vice president — every vice president — understands that when they take office, they have to be very clear about the responsibility that they can have in carrying out the job of president.”
The immediate question is how a president can stay in the White House if he can’t even manage his own campaign, which raises questions about who really controls power in America today.
Second scenario
In the British magazine Economist, a second possible scenario even appeared that would make Kamala Harris the new president of the United States before the November elections: after Harris’ candidacy was formalized and formalized at the Democratic convention in mid-August, Biden could resign at the time, leaving the position to his vice president, namely Kamala Harris.
The “secret plan,” which is already circulating among Democrats, envisages the possibility of Kamala Harris having – as president now – two to three months to be able to face Trump in a better position. And definitely reach November 5 with much more exposure.
“The question is, of course, will Biden take another step back to give his vice president another chance?” If Vice President Kamala Harris takes office now, she could even — if she wins the election — serve two more terms. The 22nd Amendment allows a president who serves less than two years of his predecessor’s term to be elected to two additional terms. That means Harris could serve another 10 years as president if she wins the 2024 and 2028 elections.
Otherwise, Harris will have a hard time avoiding the fate of Hubert Humphrey, who won the Democratic nomination for vice president in 1968 after President Lyndon Johnson declined to seek reelection because of national resentment over the Vietnam War. Humphrey lost that year to Republican Richard Nixon. But Nixon was also forced to resign in 1974 over the Watergate scandal and was replaced by his vice president, Gerald Ford, who later lost the election to Democrat Jimmy Carter.
The cards are shuffled
“There are undoubtedly many scenarios being heard or played out among Democrats trying to prevent their hated opponent, Donald Trump, from winning the elections. It remains to be seen who will prevail by November 5,” observe American analysts. But also the role that will be played by the so-called “Deep State”, if we are to believe the conspiracy theories that have already begun to appear.
The Democratic effort to shuffle the deck with Harris is important, but it is not certain to be a game-changer with Trump about 100 days away from the election. Especially since Harris – as the “invisible” former vice president – is hated by many Democrats. Even if she wins the black vote more easily, she will be unlikely to succeed among the “white working class,” where Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, is running.
After all, Democrats are eagerly searching for the person who will field Kamala Harris as vice president, so that she can compete with Vance. Many names have been heard, the most prominent being former astronaut and Arizona senator Mark Kelly and Pennsylvania governor Gretchen Whitmer. All three come from so-called “ambivalent” states, which will largely decide the election of the new occupant of the White House.