Coping with Kamala

Republicans wanted to push President Joe Biden out of the White House, but not quite like this. With the president’s historic decision to take himself out of contention for a second term and Vice President Kamala Harris hurtling toward the nomination, there is a mad dash by everyone to set the terms of the new fight. 

Most of the level-setting is being done by Republicans, who had counted on hammering Biden and Democrats on the president’s age and mental fitness. Policy questions could get tacked on as voters express grave concerns about the economy, inflation, and illegal immigration, but even those problems have been trending positively. 

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