With less than 48 hours until the election, Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are frantically campaigning across the country.
The vice president is floating between swing states in a last-minute effort to secure crucial votes that could help her win one of the closest elections in history.
But there is a notable absence of a usually very strong supporter: President Joe Biden.
The 81-year-old commander-in-chief spent part of Sunday at the exclusive Fieldstone Golf Club near his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
He didn’t play, but had lunch with his old friend and confidant, former Sen. Ted Kauffman, after a week he — and the Harris campaign — would rather forget.
The 81-year-old commander-in-chief spent part of Sunday at Fieldstone Golf Club, near his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
Joe Biden has been somewhat absent during the campaign
A series of blunders by Biden saw him divert attention from his vice president at a crucial moment in her battle with Donald Trump.
In his first unforced error, Biden called Trump supporters “trash” during a fundraising call in the middle of Harris’ “closing speech” outside the White House on Tuesday night.
On Saturday, while campaigning in Pennsylvania, he raised eyebrows by portraying Trump and his MAGA friends as guys you’d like to kick in the ass**.
Biden left his schedule light so he could hit the road for Harris, but her campaign has not delivered.
Instead, he has struck out on his own and has received unwanted press coverage.
In his first unforced error, Biden called Trump supporters “trash” during a fundraising call in the middle of Harris’ “closing speech” outside the White House on Tuesday night
For some, it may not be so bad that Biden remains calm.
Former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau said Friday that the best thing Biden can do for the Harris campaign is focus on his final months in office.
“I would look at the numbers, look at the race and say, I’m going to focus on the presidency in the coming days and that’s probably the best thing he can do, not just for the Harris campaign, but for himself. and also his legacy,” Favreau said on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper.”
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris (left) greets Martha Roland, mother of Elam’s barbershop Roland Elam Jr., as others look on before participating in a roundtable discussion with local leaders at Elam’s barbershop in Pontiac, Michigan, Sunday. November 3, 2024
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford Township, Michigan, Sunday, November 3, 2024, en route to Lansing, Michigan
Harris responded to Biden’s “garbage” comments less than 24 hours later, condemning negative comments about possible voters.
“First of all, he has clarified his comments, but let me be clear: I strongly disagree with criticizing people based on who they vote for,” she told reporters on Wednesday.
Favreau added, “I actually think it was an opportunity for her that she took to kind of separate herself from Joe Biden, which she has been — that’s been one of her big challenges — and I think she now in these last few days can say, “Look, I’m trying to fight for every vote here and trying to bring people together and kind of put an end to the division in this country and Donald Trump.”