Should Democrats Replace Joe Biden with Kamala Harris?

President Joe Biden’s debate performance has sparked calls to replace him as the Democratic Party’s candidate, with some suggesting Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Details: Biden's meetings with VP Harris and other key Democratic allies have been increasingly scrutinized. Harris and other top Democrats has asserted full support for Biden. While The New York Times (Lean Left bias) reported that “Biden told an ally that he is weighing whether to continue in the race,” the White House called the report “absolutely false.” 

From the Left: Left-leaning media voices displayed a range of perspectives on replacing Biden with Harris. In the New York Times Opinion (Left bias), columnist Lydia Polgreen argued that Biden should “bow out with honor and endorse his young, vigorous and talented vice president to stand in his stead.” In the Daily Beast (Left bias), Democratic strategist Melissa DeRosa was more direct, calling on Democrats to “stop gaslighting” and make a choice between Biden and “historically unpopular Kamala Harris.” 

From the Right: Right-rated media voices, who have long cast Biden as mentally unfit and made fun of Harris’ apparent gaffes, had their own range of opinions about the vice president. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board (Lean Right bias) accused the Biden campaign of “trying to scare Democrats that the Vice President is the only alternative if the President drops out.” Meanwhile, National Review (Right bias) senior writer called for replacing Biden with Harris as president now, claiming that Biden was no longer “meaningfully exercising the full faculties necessary to be president.” An editor wrote this summary with the help of AllSides-powered AI.