Vice President Kamala Harris is downsizing President Joe Biden’s role in her campaign as she struggles to paint herself as an agent of change.
While Harris is barnstorming the country with a concoction of varied political allies, including former President Barack Obama and former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, the Democratic Party’s commander in chief will be absent, according to NBC News.
“He’s out there doing the job as president, and she’s out there campaigning,” a Harris campaign official said. “It’s clear voters want something new.”
Biden’s campaign appearances on behalf of Harris throughout her presidential campaign have already been few and far between, but with two weeks to go until Election Day, they’re set to end altogether.
“The most important role he can play is doing his job as president,” Harris campaign officials reportedly said.
The news comes as critics have pressed Harris over how she would chart a “new way forward,” as her campaign slogan says, since she has been Biden’s vice president for nearly four years.
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