Kamala Harris’s Defenders Have No Defense

Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt is always a must-read, but this morning’s Jolt on Joe Biden’s increasing frustration with his running mate ahead of their 2024 reelection race is especially worthwhile.

The Reuters dispatch that prompted Jim’s piece paints a portrait of President Biden peering down from Olympian heights upon the rabble that make up the Democratic leadership class and despairing. He alone can meet the challenges posed by the opposition and hold the party’s unwieldy coalition together at the same time. Although the White House sources who spoke with Reuters concede that Vice President Kamala Harris meets the baseline constitutional requirements to serve in her role, they deem her especially unequal to those challenges. And the report is rendered even more excruciating by its unpersuasive efforts to drum up some voices of support for Harris.

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt is always a must-read, but this morning’s Jolt on Joe Biden’s increasing frustration with his running mate ahead of their 2024 reelection race is especially worthwhile.

The Reuters dispatch that prompted Jim’s piece paints a portrait of President Biden peering down from Olympian heights upon the rabble that make up the Democratic leadership class and despairing. He alone can meet the challenges posed by the opposition and hold the party’s unwieldy coalition together at the same time. Although the White House sources who spoke with Reuters concede that Vice President Kamala Harris meets the baseline constitutional requirements to serve in her role, they deem her especially unequal to those challenges. And the report is rendered even more excruciating by its unpersuasive efforts to drum up some voices of support for Harris.

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.