Vice President Kamala Harris will make her sixth visit to Nevada this year on Tuesday, addressing the battleground state’s voters amid increasing scrutiny within her party. This visit marks her 14th since taking office and comes as some prominent Democrats speculate on whether she should replace President Joe Biden on the 2024 ticket. Harris plans to emphasize the stakes in the election, contrasting Biden’s candidacy against former President Donald J. Trump, during her Las Vegas speech.
Despite calls from some Democrats for a change at the top of the ticket after Biden’s underwhelming debate performance, he remains resolute in his re-election bid. Key Democrats have underscored their support for him, and Harris has consistently backed Biden, promoting the administration’s achievements. However, the discussion about the future of the ticket is intensifying just months before Election Day.
Some Democrats advocate for an open and competitive nomination process if Biden steps aside, while others suggest uniting swiftly behind Harris. Representative Dina Titus of Nevada supports maintaining the current Biden-Harris ticket to avoid intra-party disarray. Harris is expected to reiterate her support for Biden while shifting focus to Trump in her upcoming speech to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Harris’s visit aims to bolster key Democratic constituencies, including young people, women, and Black voters, whose enthusiasm has waned. Jenifer Fernandez Ancona from the progressive network Way to Win emphasized the importance of elevating Harris’s profile irrespective of Biden’s political future. Although Trump currently shows a polling advantage in Nevada, Harris’s strengths in the Hispanic community and among young people could prove crucial. Representative Titus asserts that Harris’s role remains to support the ticket rather than to campaign independently.
As Harris addresses Nevada’s voters, the focus will remain on the current Biden-Harris ticket and its policies, steering the conversation away from internal debates and back to the larger electoral contest against Trump.
Original Story https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/us/politics/kamala-harris-las-vegas-nevada.html
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