Wednesday was Kamala Harris’s day. As speculation about the president’s future grew—fueled by a meeting with Democratic governors and fresh reporting, furiously denied by the White House, that Biden had discussed dropping out with a close ally—all eyes were on Harris. The world wondered: Is the plot of Veep about to come true? Polling showed her within “
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris arrive at a Philadelphia campaign event on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman via Getty Images)
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