Republicans eyeing Harris’s record as ‘border czar’ should she replace Biden

Published July 10, 2024 6:00am ET



Vice President Kamala Harris’s record on the southern border has Republicans welcoming the possibility that she could replace President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic nominee.

As Democrats have been in disarray over concerns about Biden’s mental acuity, some Republicans are embracing the idea that Harris could become the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer, as they view Harris as extremely vulnerable on immigration given her “failures” as Biden’s “border czar.”

Harris’s work on border security is likely to be used as a cudgel against her, with some Republicans believing that reminding voters of Harris’s record as border czar is a smart strategy. 

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