Kamala Harris says she and Biden 'do not talk about nor have we talked about re-election'
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- Kamala Harris told the Wall Street Journal that she hasn't discussed re-election with Biden.
- "We haven't completed our first year and we're in the middle of a pandemic," she said.
- Speculation continues over whether Harris will succeed Biden as the Democratic standard-bearer.
Vice President Kamala Harris said that she and President Joe Biden have not discussed running for re-election, according to an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on Thursday.
"I'm not going to talk about our conversations, but I will tell you this without any ambiguity: We do not talk about nor have we talked about re-election, because we haven't completed our first year and we're in the middle of a pandemic," Harris told the Journal.
Harris echoed those remarks when asked if she assumed that Biden, who would be 82 years old on Inauguration Day in 2025, would run for president again.
"I'll be very honest: I don't think about it, nor have we talked about it," she said.
This is not the first time Harris has brushed off questions about her political future. Last month, she swatted down a question from "Good Morning America" host George Stephanopoulos on whether she and Biden have discussed the 2024 election.
"Absolutely not," she said.
Also last month, a USA Today/Suffolk poll found that Harris's approval rating stands at 28% — the lowest rating of any vice president ever.
Harris also told the Wall Street Journal that she thinks Democrats must do a better job of selling their agenda to voters.
"I feel very strongly that our vision of the future must be one in which everyone can see themselves, where no one is left out," said Harris. "That's about rural America, it's about suburban, urban."
Despite ongoing problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have a lot to look forward, she said.
"There are a lot of variables that legitimately are weighing on people in our country," Harris added. "And I'll never deny anybody how they're feeling, but I know there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic, and a lot of good work that has happened that has alleviated the burdens that people carry."
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