Today, Harris is seen less favorably than either Biden or Trump.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/favorability/political-leaders

I do agree she would add vim and vigor as you say, energy, enthusiasm as I say to the campaign. Harris also has the advantage that she would inherit all the money Biden has raised so for whereas another candidate, that money wouldn’t be available to them. It’s the Biden/Harris campaign fund and must be used by that campaign. That would leave someone like Newsom, Whitmer or whoever starting from scratch. Although whoever it is, would inherit Biden’s campaign organization and structure.

Biden’s problem is that he’s losing independents to Trump 35-30 whereas he won independents in 2020 54-41 over Trump. 18% of independents are as of today planning on voting third party against both Trump and Biden with 17% undecided. Only 5% of independents voted third party in 2020.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/po...ump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein

Could Harris turn independents around? Only 25% of independents have a favorable view of Harris, the identical percentage that Biden has compared to 35% for Trump. This explains Trump’s lead among independents. This is as of today.

https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_RptTnGc.pdf

The 35% favorable for Trump shows independents don’t like him much. Now a vigorous, energetic, Harris might be able to raise her percentage to top Trump’s. A laidback, unenthusiastic, frail looking Biden can’t. Harris could have that fire in the belly needed, that Biden seems to lack.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.