They fight for attention and do not share information. Tensions are growing between the Biden and Harris teams

He noted it Axios serverwhich names ten sources. The advisers, who said back in June that Harris had a lower chance of being elected than Joe Biden, are having a hard time dealing with the supportive role they should play before the election. Democratic candidate Biden withdrew from the election in July after he faced additional pressure from his party over his advanced age. Harris was replaced on the list of candidates, who will therefore face Republican Donald Trump on November 5.

The tension can be seen, for example, because Biden’s advisers do not try to coordinate their activities with the Harris team. An example can be the situation from October 4. Just minutes after the vice president began her speech in Michigan, her team received word that Joe Biden would be speaking at a press conference at the White House soon. This is the first time the President has appeared in front of journalists during his time in office. Because of this, Harris got less space on television screens.

It caused anger and sincere anger in her team, the American newspaper writes New York Times.

Poor communication is also evident with another incident from that week. Harris spoke to him about Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis not answering his phone at a time when the state was threatened by hurricanes. However, he took the phone from Biden, and then the president publicly praised him for his helpfulness in the situation. The Harris and Biden teams did not share the information that the vice president could not reach DeSantis.

“No one in the White House has any initial idea specifically how these things will affect the presidential campaign,” an unnamed source who worked on the Harris campaign told Axios.

The same top Biden advisers have measured comments for their colleagues who have moved to the team leading the Harris presidential campaign. They are said to be considered unfaithful.

“They’re going through a lot,” said a member of Harris’ team. Similar voices can be heard from the White House. This position should only apply to senior officers. People in lower positions cooperate with Harris’ campaign without problems.

The relationship between Biden and Harris remains good, the New York Times wrote. Harris remains loyal and won’t say anything concrete when asked what she would do differently than her boss, Biden. Instead, she describes how she would move forward if elected.

In addition, Biden recently said that Harris was involved in everything he did during his presidency and, thanks to her, he was able to pass laws that no one even hoped for.

However, Harris’ team believes that Biden could give his vice president more freedom. When he travels to states that are likely to decide the election, he should talk more about it and less about what he has achieved in the situation, the American station says its sources. CNN.

If the teams had communicated better, Harris would not have had to cancel her trip to North Carolina, where the chances of both candidates are very even. But the week she wanted to go there, Biden went there. Again, her trip would not receive as much attention and was eventually arranged.

CNN reports that Harris’ advisers were therefore looking forward to leaving Biden for a week-long foreign trip, when he was supposed to visit Angola and Germany. They hoped it would last longer. But Biden canceled the last trip due to preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Milton. He should finally arrive in Germany this Friday, but only for one day. The new date of the visit to Angola is unknown.

Candidates had the same problems in the past when the vice president was seeking the position of his boss. Axios, for example, remembers the race for the presidency in 2000, when Vice President Al Gore ran for office, or the 1988 election, in which Vice President George Bush Sr. ran.

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