Kamala unburdened: Inside VP Kamala Harris' frantic hours after Biden dropped out of the presidential race

Vice President Kamala Harris made history Sunday arsenic nan first VP to beryllium called upon successful nan 11th hr to measurement and effort to run and triumph nan election pinch conscionable 106 days earlier Election Day.

She's is successful a title against clip to triumph nan hearts of 4,700 Democratic normal delegates - nan elected officials, erstwhile presidents and Democratic superdelegates that Biden won successful nan primary.

While his vice president was not successful his tight circle, Biden called her to pass her of his determination connected Sunday.

Harris moved instantly to commencement moving nan phones to get statement luminaries connected board, particularly Democrats rumored to motorboat their ain campaigns. 

According to reports, Harris spent much than 10 hours connected nan telephone aft Biden's announcement dressed casually successful a hooded Howard University sweatshirt and workout sweats, according to CNN.

She wore sneakers and snacked connected pizza pinch anchovies for meal arsenic she frantically worked nan phone.

With Biden’s endorsement, Harris moved quickly to solidify support and nan results were significant.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shaprio, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper each announced their support for Harris earlier nan time was over.

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton besides signaled their support connected societal media.

Most notably, Harris ascension to nan apical of nan summons raised $49.6 cardinal successful conscionable 1 day arsenic skeptical Democratic donors yet opened up their wallets aft Biden’s determination to measurement down. 

The pro-abortion governmental action committee EMILY’s List announced plans to walk astatine slightest $20 cardinal to support Harris.

But Harris has yet to get an endorsement from erstwhile President Barack Obama, a surprise, since he has generously helped her passim her governmental profession and moreover advised her arsenic she struggled successful her first 3 years arsenic Vice President. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi has besides grounded to endorse Harris, contempt serving pinch her arsenic a California Democrat.

Kamala's Presidential Reboot: Prosecute Trump

As advisors scramble to reassert Harris connected nan world stage, nan Vice President plans to return to an aged run taxable she first debuted during her grounded 2020 statesmanlike campaign: The prosecutor.

As a erstwhile prosector, Harris often speaks astir her abilities to ‘prosecute nan case’ against Trump. After Trump was convicted successful a Manhattan tribunal of aggregate felonies, Harris was further motivated nan Harris squad to thrust location nan comparison. That connection was echoed successful statements of support from chap Democrats.

‘With our populist astatine liking and our early connected nan line, nary 1 is amended to prosecute nan lawsuit against Donald Trump’s acheronian imagination and guideline our state successful a healthier guidance than America’s Vice President,’ Newsom wrote connected societal media.

Harris supporters shared pinch reporters an aged run advertisement from her grounded 2019 superior featuring Harris a no-nonsense charismatic taking connected Trump to show her strengths successful nan ongoing process.

But that advertisement was nan merchandise of Harris’ advisory squad successful November 2019 erstwhile her run was only moving connected fumes.

Still, Harris supporters position her image arsenic a charismatic arsenic a benefit, moreover though her rule enforcement grounds and image arsenic nan ‘top cop’ of California wounded her successful nan 2019 primaries.

Democrats disappointment pinch Biden’s failures to face Trump during nan statement are now eager to spot her tackle Trump.

A cardinal fig successful nan 'cover-up'

Republicans began questioning Harris astir really progressive she was successful covering up nan rumor of Biden’s frailty and intelligence decline.

Throughout nan reelection campaign, Harris defended Biden arsenic 1 of nan ‘boldest and strongest’ presidents ever and ‘tireless successful position of working.’ She said that Biden was ‘gonna beryllium fine,’ and said he was ‘in bully shape, successful bully health.’

Kamala Harris is astatine nan beating bosom of this conspiracy,’ erstwhile Trump adjutant Steven Miller said connected Fox News aft Biden’s disastrous statement successful June. 

‘She needs to beryllium hauled successful beforehand of Congress instantly to reply questions: What did Kamala know? When did she cognize it? And why did she dishonesty to america all?’

Harris has to explicate to voters why she helped screen up specifications astir Biden’s information aliases was not trusted capable to stay successful his soul circle to cognize nan truth.

The grounded separator czar

Trump run main Chris LaCivita said to reporters during nan Republican National Convention, hinting that nan run was already preparing to tally against Harris.

When asked astir her top governmental weaknesses, LaCivita replied soon 'border czar.'

Republicans successfully branded Harris arsenic Biden's chosen fig to handle nan separator crisis, moreover arsenic she and her unit worked mightily to side-step nan responsibility, insisting she was only successful complaint of 'root causes' of migration successful countries for illustration El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Republicans judge they tin punctual voters of really flippant she was connected nan rumor of separator information and really she grounded truthful severely connected nan rumor that Biden had to reassume nan administration's messaging connected nan issue.

NewsNation analogous Ali Bradley reported that Harris had not spoken pinch Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens aliases erstwhile Chief Raul Ortiz since she was asked to lead nan administration's consequence connected nan border.