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Kamala Harris is a “backup quarterback” and a “bigger risk” for Democrats, says Clay Travis

Kamala Harris is a “backup quarterback” and a “bigger risk” for Democrats, says Clay Travis

Travis: Harris is a 'backup quarterback'

OutKick founder Clay Travis discusses the possibility of Kamala Harris securing the Democratic presidential nomination after President Biden withdraws.

President Biden has endorsed Vice President Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2024 election after the former withdrew from the race on Sunday.

OutKick founder and Fox News contributor Clay Travis weighed in moments after the decision was made, comparing Harris to a backup NFL quarterback.

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President Biden has endorsed Vice President Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee after she announced her withdrawal from the 2024 election on Sunday. (Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)

“Kamala is a backup quarterback. Joe Biden is out of the game,” Travis explained. “For those of you who love watching football, the backup quarterback comes in and usually has a higher ceiling because he's healthy, but he also has a lower floor, because there's a reason he's the backup. Kamla ran for president in 2020 and dropped out before a single vote was cast because the Democrats overwhelmingly rejected her, remember that.”

Travis said Harris' potential campaign has the potential to go in two directions.

“Could Kamala come out on top — in a good way — and really mobilize the Democratic identity political base by focusing on abortion and focusing on race and breaking the glass ceiling and all those things? Yes. And she could perform at a higher level than Joe Biden,” he said.

President Biden has endorsed Vice President Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee after she announced her withdrawal from the 2024 election on Sunday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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“You could also argue that given the panic that's being generated by this situation, the American public will see this as a bait-and-switch. They will feel that Kamala contributed to the dishonesty of claiming that Biden was still on the right track and they will say, 'We don't actually like Kamala,' and she will actually underperform Joe Biden.”

Travis predicted the latter will likely happen in battleground states in the coming months leading up to the 2024 presidential election.

“Kamala has a higher ceiling but a lower floor. In other words, she's a bigger risk and a bigger gamble and the range of potential outcomes she could deliver is more substantial.”