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Worried About Biden’s Age? There’s a Backup Plan Called Kamala Harris

VP would be 100 times better than Trump

Manny Otiko
5 min readDec 6, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris (Office of the President/Flickr)

There has been an ongoing campaign among certain parts of the media to promote the idea that President Joe Biden is too old to continue his duties. It is unknown how many Democrats support these views. A Medium writer whom I converse with claims that 2/3rd of Democrats don’t want Biden to continue, but I seriously doubt that statistic even though he quoted a CNN poll. And you know how I feel about polls.

I believe faced with a choice between Biden and Trump, most Democrats, and Americans in general, would vote for Biden. The terrible Trump administration is not too far from memory. But for those who are worried about Biden’s longevity, know that there is a backup plan. And that is Vice President Kamala Harris.

Biden over Trump

If something happens and Biden can no longer continue his duties as commander-in-chief, the government will go into action and provide a replacement. This is written into the constitution and…

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Manny Otiko
Manny Otiko

Written by Manny Otiko

Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him at @mannyotiko.bsky.social

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