Kamala Harris has spent her years as vice president burnishing her climate credentials.
That could soon pay off.
Democrats are now openly debating whether President Joe Biden should drop his reelection bid after his debate performance last month. Biden has pledged to stay in the race, but the pressure within his own party is unlikely to die down soon — and Harris is a top choice to replace him on the ticket.
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Harris, who has forcefully defended Biden’s choice to stay in the race, has spent years quietly developing a reputation as a climate champion. She has called the fight against global warming one of the “most urgent matters of our time” and showed a willingness to go further than Biden on climate policy.
