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    Conflict Between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Is Inevitable

    If they’re elected, Harris and Biden will eventually clash. In the relationship between a president and a vice president, “there are simply things you’re going to disagree on,” Walter Mondale says.
    by Elizabeth Drew Aug 19, 2020 4 minutes
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    Updated on August 19, 2020 at 11:18 p.m. ET

    When Kamala Harris spoke at the Democratic National Convention tonight, she projected an image of absolute harmony with presidential nominee Joe Biden, the man who has lifted her to newfound fame and potential great power. Tomorrow night, Biden will glory in his history-making decision. The two candidates will bask in their mutual regard. But if they’re elected, policy differences and irritations are going to arise. Vice presidents are usually politicians who got pretty far on their own, and they’re human beings; to constantly subordinate oneself to one’s boss requires exceptional discipline and self-effacement, something at which politicians don’t excel.

    Even Biden himself, whom Barack Obama selected under the

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