With just over 100 days until the presidential election, Harris has to gain the Democrats’ official nomination and win over her detractors and undecided…
U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race on Sunday and to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, gives Harris very little time to turn around her mixed political standing.
"The vice presidential role, by its very definition, is very much behind the scenes, playing second fiddle to the president. Now she's suddenly been thrust into the spotlight who will most likely be the nominee, so it's a very new role for her and we'll have to see if she grows into that role," Lukens told CNBC's"Squawk Box Europe."
Harris' performance as vice president is widely judged to have been underwhelming, although analysts acknowledge the 59-year-old former senator from California was given something of a poisoned chalice early in her tenure when she was handed the difficult brief of tackling illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Signum Global Advisors' Lukens said Harris' approval ratings within the Democratic Party remained high at around 85%, but her main challenge is to transmit this to a broader range of the electorate.
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