Like so many vice presidents before her, Kamala Harris has one of the hardest jobs in Washington. She is an unpopular No. 2 to a historically unpopular President Joe Biden. She’s simultaneously serving as Biden’s point woman on the most important pieces of his agenda and is the face of a reelection campaign that is bleeding support with young and minority voters. 

Harris’s struggles as a presidential candidate date back to 2019. Her limitations as a retail politician are well documented. The former California attorney general isn’t a media darling. Her on-camera appearances are often marred by curious word salads and meandering answers to simple questions.