Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and President Joe Biden attend a campaign event at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh. file | Photo Credit: AP
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) kamala harris She will “cut her own path” after winning the 2024 election, allowing more daylight between her and her vice president as she works to win over skeptical voters three weeks before Election Day.
“Kamala will take the country in her direction and that is one of the most important differences in this election,” he said.
“Kamala’s perspective on our problems will be fresh and new. “Donald Trump’s approach is outdated and unsuccessful and, frankly, completely dishonest.”
Mr Biden’s comments could give Ms Harris more license to stake out her own political and policy stances in the crucial closing stages of the presidential race and appear to move more to distance both than Ms Harris. Are. Aides to the vice president have privately expressed some frustration that the 81-year-old president is focused on his legacy — and not the race to succeed him.
But Ms Harris has recently faced increasing pressure to explain how she would govern differently from me. Biden, this question is more complicated than it appears on the surface.
While Mr. Biden’s favorability ratings remain murky, some of the biggest parts of his legislative agenda, from infrastructure to lowering the cost of some prescription drugs, remain popular, and he’s any day with the president on foreign policy at a time of global crisis. May indicate conversation. Should be seen as careless.
Ms. Harris herself has been loathe to do anything that could be construed as disloyal to Mr. Biden, who elevated her from a first-term senator to the vice president and then handed over the reins of his political operation to her while supporting Harris. He dropped out of the race in July.
She shrugged off questions about how she would differ from the Democratic president, saying: “I’m not Joe Biden,” but she made some specific points. At the same time, she has tried to assume the responsibility of being a candidate who will bring positive change to the country, relying largely on being of a different generation than both Biden and Trump.
Ms. Harris said in an interview with radio host Howard Stern last week that she couldn’t think of any steps Biden would have taken that he would have decided differently — a line that Trump echoed at rallies and online. Was shown prominently. She later offered that if elected she would select a Republican for her Cabinet, unlike Biden.
On Tuesday, Mr. Biden spoke in front of a lively crowd at the Hall of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association in Philadelphia, pumping up a slate of local candidates, including Senator Bob Casey: guys in button-down shirts and spiky dresses standing with women. Were. Leaned on the canes. They sat at tables decorated with red, white and blue balloons and ate from plastic plates filled with meatballs, kielbasa and bread rolls.
Mr Biden responded with a “Thanks, Joe!” “Every president has to make his own path, that’s what I did,” he told the chanting crowd. “I was loyal to Barack Obama and I made my own way as president.” That’s what Kamala is going to do.” Mr. Biden’s words were especially poignant because he has made very few political events since withdrawing from the 2024 race, saying he had left the country after disastrous debate demonstrations and insurrection within the Democratic Party. Took a tough decision for the good.
“When I decided it was time to pass the torch to the next generation, I knew it. I knew who I wanted to replace me,” Mr Biden said.
He also took several digs at Trump, calling him a loser, blaming the Republican nominee for refusing to accept the results of the 2020 election, continuing to spread misinformation around the election, and embracing the violent mobs that followed the results. Was trying to turn it. Election on January 6, 2021.
“Every generation faces a moment where democracy must be defended,” Biden said. “This is our moment.”
published – October 16, 2024 07:38 am IST