Chris Whipple

But not only were those operatives looking at the rules and figuring out how she could grasp the nomination, they were also putting out the word to some senators that they needed to come out in favor of Joe Biden stepping aside.

But not only were those operatives looking at the rules and figuring out how she could grasp the nomination, they were also putting out the word to some senators that they needed to come out in favor of Joe Biden stepping aside.

Well, the number one thing was that she had to be prepared for the $64,000 question, which they knew was coming. And that was, what would you do differently from Joe Biden? And when that day came, when Kamala Harris was appearing on the ABC program The View, it was a disaster. She fumbled the answer. She was asked that very question, which she was prepared for.

Well, the number one thing was that she had to be prepared for the $64,000 question, which they knew was coming. And that was, what would you do differently from Joe Biden? And when that day came, when Kamala Harris was appearing on the ABC program The View, it was a disaster. She fumbled the answer. She was asked that very question, which she was prepared for.

Well, the number one thing was that she had to be prepared for the $64,000 question, which they knew was coming. And that was, what would you do differently from Joe Biden? And when that day came, when Kamala Harris was appearing on the ABC program The View, it was a disaster. She fumbled the answer. She was asked that very question, which she was prepared for.

And inexplicably, she said, well, I can't think of a single thing, was how she began the answer. That was immediately turned into a campaign commercial by the Trump team, which was devastating. And that was a real turning point of the campaign. She wasn't prepared for that question. And she was prepared, but she couldn't answer the question. Fundamentally, Kamala Harris was loyal to Joe Biden.

And inexplicably, she said, well, I can't think of a single thing, was how she began the answer. That was immediately turned into a campaign commercial by the Trump team, which was devastating. And that was a real turning point of the campaign. She wasn't prepared for that question. And she was prepared, but she couldn't answer the question. Fundamentally, Kamala Harris was loyal to Joe Biden.

And inexplicably, she said, well, I can't think of a single thing, was how she began the answer. That was immediately turned into a campaign commercial by the Trump team, which was devastating. And that was a real turning point of the campaign. She wasn't prepared for that question. And she was prepared, but she couldn't answer the question. Fundamentally, Kamala Harris was loyal to Joe Biden.

That's what her campaign staffers told me, that they told her they'd had several meetings in which one of them in which David Plouffe had said, you have to separate yourself and you have to rip this Band-Aid off. She couldn't do it.

That's what her campaign staffers told me, that they told her they'd had several meetings in which one of them in which David Plouffe had said, you have to separate yourself and you have to rip this Band-Aid off. She couldn't do it.

That's what her campaign staffers told me, that they told her they'd had several meetings in which one of them in which David Plouffe had said, you have to separate yourself and you have to rip this Band-Aid off. She couldn't do it.

One of the ironies here is that her top campaign officials, Jen O'Malley Dillon and Lorraine Volz, had gone to the White House and specifically sat down with Jeff Zients, Joe Biden's chief of staff, and in effect asked for permission to separate themselves from Biden. And Zients told them, go for it, you know, do whatever you have to do.

One of the ironies here is that her top campaign officials, Jen O'Malley Dillon and Lorraine Volz, had gone to the White House and specifically sat down with Jeff Zients, Joe Biden's chief of staff, and in effect asked for permission to separate themselves from Biden. And Zients told them, go for it, you know, do whatever you have to do.

One of the ironies here is that her top campaign officials, Jen O'Malley Dillon and Lorraine Volz, had gone to the White House and specifically sat down with Jeff Zients, Joe Biden's chief of staff, and in effect asked for permission to separate themselves from Biden. And Zients told them, go for it, you know, do whatever you have to do.

Not only that, Joe Biden personally called Kamala Harris and said, look, I get it. You know, you need to win this campaign and don't worry about hurting my feelings. In effect, not in those words. So it's fascinating to me that even then she was unable to make that break.

Not only that, Joe Biden personally called Kamala Harris and said, look, I get it. You know, you need to win this campaign and don't worry about hurting my feelings. In effect, not in those words. So it's fascinating to me that even then she was unable to make that break.

Not only that, Joe Biden personally called Kamala Harris and said, look, I get it. You know, you need to win this campaign and don't worry about hurting my feelings. In effect, not in those words. So it's fascinating to me that even then she was unable to make that break.

I think what happened was that the campaign took a page from the 2022 midterms. And you may recall that during those midterms, the Democrats really leaned heavily on democracy and women's reproductive rights. and defied the odds and did so much better than anyone thought they would do during those midterms.

I think what happened was that the campaign took a page from the 2022 midterms. And you may recall that during those midterms, the Democrats really leaned heavily on democracy and women's reproductive rights. and defied the odds and did so much better than anyone thought they would do during those midterms.

I think what happened was that the campaign took a page from the 2022 midterms. And you may recall that during those midterms, the Democrats really leaned heavily on democracy and women's reproductive rights. and defied the odds and did so much better than anyone thought they would do during those midterms.