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    Kamala Harris’ struggles create a bind for Democrats

    by Noah Bierman and Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times Nov 19, 2021 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON — When Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate last year, some Democrats said they believed he was naming an eventual successor who could replace him as soon as 2024 and give better representation to the party’s core constituencies: women and people of color.

    Ten months into the new administration, the perception that Biden was anointing Harris has become a source of tension among Democrats, as growing worries over Harris’ political stature collide with concerns that any move to sideline her would alienate the voters needed to win elections and undercut the party’s own promise of equity.

    Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday, and Harris are slipping in public opinion polls, and the vice president is facing a new wave of tough media coverage about public gaffes and internal dysfunction in her office, pushing the question into sharper focus.

    “His nod

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