General Discussion

I think it fair when Harris speaks of the very short time she had to put together a general election campaign.In However the timing was not as different as many imply. Both Obama and Bill Clinton won the nomination in June of their election years. Every campaign needs to greatly increase from the primary campaign. While she did not have her own primary team, she had the team Biden built to which she added her long term operatives.

As to Biden personally helping her, a genuine question is whether her closest advisors WANTED him to do more. Were there things they asked for that he refused? I could be very wrong, but I kind of think he got his speech at the convention and then they wanted him gone. Not even campaign appearances in Pennsylvania where he had always been popular.

What I wonder is what would have happened had Biden picked Klobuchar rather than Harris. Less Hollywood, but a great story herself and Midwestern. Obviously it would also have changed the VP pick.