Kamala Harris, described as an American woman of African and South Asian heritage, is poised to be nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in US elections to be held in November. In slow-motion, over two weeks and more, the effort of President Biden to seek a second term as President, amidst collapsing poll numbers, palpably frailty and a disenchanted Democratic Party base, finally forced him to recognize the unreality of his quest. “Watch me,” he said. But as America watched a crumbling campaign, they were perhaps reminded of the magician’s refrain – ‘the more you watch the less you see.’ Try as President Biden might, vital sections of the electorate could no longer see a way out of the dilemma of his falling support.
