As Biden flounders, why aren’t more Democrats sold on Kamala Harris?

It’s been a week since President Biden’s disastrous debate performance, and his political fortunes only appear to be growing worse by the day.

His poll numbers are dropping. Donald Trump is gloating. And Democrats are in a full-fledged panic about the future, some feeling deceived by the president’s handlers and angry that his inner circle appears to be blaming everyone but themselves for last week’s debacle.

Now it all boils down to two questions: Will Biden will drop out of the race? And who is in the top position to replace him?

The answer to that the second question should be a no brainer — the vice president, of course.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the White House in March about criminal justice reform .

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Kamala Harris was chosen by the people as an official replacement for the 81-year-old president should he become unable to fulfill his duties, so it stands to reason she’d be next in…