There’s a preposterous idea circulating in the chattering class of late: that Vice President Kamala Harris is being held to an unfairly high standard because of her race and gender. 

Of course, we all know why this is suddenly on every pair of liberal lips. With news that Harris is losing the race for the White House — the polls, election forecasts, and early voting tallies all suggest a bad night for the vice president — Democrats and their media allies are eager to shift the blame.