"And so I will say to you that I think the American people ultimately want to know that their president delivers. A substantial amount of time we spend together is in the Oval Office, where I see how his ability to understand issues and weave through complex issues in a way that no one else can, to make smart and important decisions on behalf of the American people have played out," she said. Harris also praised Biden in the interview. "But let us also understand that every vice president-every vice president-understands that when they take the oath they must be very clear about the responsibility they may have to take over the job of being president.
"Joe Biden is going to be fine, so that is not going to come to fruition," she said. In a recent interview with The Associated Press in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Harris attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in place of Biden, she said the idea of her possibly stepping into the role of president was "hypothetical," but she was ready.
Harris was the top choice among those who voted for Biden in 2020, with 54 percent of them saying she should be the 2024 nominee to run alongside the president. However, nearly one in five (19 percent) of people surveyed said it does not matter to them who the vice presidential nominee is, while 16 percent said they do not know who it should be. Bernie Sanders with 6 percent and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with 5 percent. Kennedy Jr., who is running as a Democrat against Biden, came in second place with 12 percent of voters thinking he should be Biden's running mate. Johnny Nunez/WireImageĪsked who should be Biden's vice-presidential nominee should he win the Democratic primary in 2024, 30 percent chose Harris. A poll conducted for Newsweek found that 30 percent of people surveyed want Harris to run again for vice president in 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris attends the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop party on September 9, 2023, in Washington D.C.
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