Harris Allies Blame Biden For Election Defeat

When Vice President Kamala Harris admitted defeat to Donald Trump, several of her supporters attempted to explain her loss by pointing the finger at her boss, Joe Biden. President Biden has the greatest responsibility for this defeat, according to Andrew Yang, who challenged Biden for the Democratic nominee in 2020 before supporting Harris.

Biden, who was elected in 2020, ran for reelection this year despite growing concerns about his advanced age and comparatively low support ratings. Only months before, the 81-year-old had withdrawn from the race due to mounting pressure from his party and a humiliating televised debate with Trump.

Former House Speaker; Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama were among the prominent Democrats who had urged him to step aside.

For months, he had resisted calls to resign, claiming he was up to the challenge of running for president despite polling that indicated voters believed he was too elderly for the position.

Yand stated, “We might be in a completely different situation if he had resigned in January rather than July.” Prominent Democrats, including three of Harris’ campaign aides, criticized Biden for not resigning sooner.

Speaking anonymously, they claimed that Harris had little time to set herself apart from Biden when she started the campaign trail because she had only taken over the campaign 107 days before the election. They said that the party could have held a primary contest for a candidate if Biden had resigned sooner.

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According to the party members, this would have allowed several aspirants to compete for the presidency, setting them apart from one another and establishing the groundwork for a more robust campaign.

Following the election, polls revealed that a large portion of the American public was worried about the immigration system and high inflation, blaming Biden’s administration for the skyrocketing prices.

Although Harris’ top aide David Plouffe did not criticize Biden in a post on X, he referred to the election outcome as a “devastating loss.” “Dug out of a deep hole but not enough” was how he described the Harris campaign.

Supporters of Harris, who were present during her concession speech on Wednesday, also expressed their desire for her to have additional time to pitch to voters.

Biden is scheduled to discuss the election results in a speech on Thursday. Before this, he had commended Harris for leading a “historic campaign” in “extraordinary circumstances.”