Scoop: Trump allies plan ad blitz around Harris' viral quote on Biden
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Republicans are planning to spend heavily to promote a clip of Vice President Harris saying on ABC's "The View" that there's "not a thing" she would have done differently over the past four years than President Biden.
Why it matters: Republicans see Biden's record on immigration and the economy as Harris' top vulnerability, and are eager to undercut the vice president's image as the candidate of "change."
- "Expect to see this clip every single time you turn on the television between now and Nov. 5," a top Trump ally told Axios.
How it happened: Asked in Tuesday's interview if there's anything she would have done differently than Biden, Harris replied, "there is not a thing that comes to mind."
- "I've been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact," Harris said on "The View," one of several pit stops on this week's media blitz.
- Later in the interview, Harris noted one way her presidency would be different than Biden's: she plans to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet.
Between the lines: A recent New York Times/Siena poll found that despite being the sitting vice president, the 59-year-old Harris has a slight edge over Trump in representing change.
- Harris' campaign slogan is "A New Way Forward," and she's proposed a raft of new economic policies around housing, the child tax credit and tax incentives for small businesses.
- Still, Harris has mostly embraced Biden's record — a tension that Republicans see as ripe for exploitation.
