Kamala Harris assumed office in historic fashion, becoming the first woman to serve "a heartbeat away from the presidency".The job has not come easy. Ms Harris' approval ratings have slumped. The president has tasked her with assignments that range from the intractable to virtually insoluble. Her office has been beset by high-profile resignations.
If there was one moment that truly set off the spate of "what's wrong with Kamala Harris" stories that dominated the latter half of 2021, it was that "comically bad" poll, as the San Francisco Chronicle put it. The poll effectively framed the conversation about the vice-president as one of struggle and disappointment.
He notes there is some silver lining for the vice-president. Most surveys place her at the head of the pack of prospective 2024 Democratic presidential nominees. She still appears to have political heft, at least among her own party - and among women and minority voters, in particular.Since taking office, Ms Harris has been tasked with two high-profile assignments. The first is to address the root causes of undocumented migration into the US from Central American countries.
With unified Republican opposition and intransigence from some Democrats, however, the vice-president's efforts have been doomed to failure. The recent administration push on the subject is only making the futility of the effort more apparent - and being associated with futility is not a recipe for political success.
At a recent event touting the administration's infrastructure law in Maryland, Margaret Hinds-English, president of a local government workers' union, spoke approvingly of Ms Harris. Seeing the vice-president gives hope that black women like her can succeed "if we put our minds to it".
When and where did it go wrong?
Kamala who?
She wasn’t very good and was overhyped because of her identity profile. It’s what you get when you put appearance over substance.
Where to start?
Are we being a little harshly? VP are not to be seen and only rarely heard. Stop the double standard.
The capability to do your job, trumps colour,race,gender...etc.
Kamala’s poor CA public support in then supported by power political black man into running for President as a % blank woman picked by O’Biden’s crew to be non threatening to POTUS. Then assigned duties by Biden but failed finding any solutions w/ double talk it all went wrong.
She is the second in command in the USA. Has it gone wrong? Is it right to ask 'where did it go wrong' in a blazen way to make her look inadequate? 🤔
What has she really done to date except just smiling, weakest VP ever!
Once Joe chose her.....
MSM got it wrong. Bs like this bbc, prime example.
thescottwilkes
This seems really sexist by the international media. Yes Kamala Harris America's first female Vice President. It just seems like Kamala is being judged more harshly than male former Vice Presidents.
Hating her own kind maybe?
Hey BBC, how does it feel having sold your soul to the Tories for 10 years, finding out you're all going to get sacked anyway? Good luck at north norwich radio or the Hartlepool Herald y'all.
Such a long read. She doesn’t appear intelligent and pleasant. She might be a good character but doesn’t know how to show it.
Wow the UK can't keep their own house clean but want to talk about someone else's. What is Boris doing?
When she started to laugh...
Ciganstura
Did it go wrong?
Is BBC trying to compare Harris vs useless Liz Truss?
What went wrong?
Eh? What went wrong?
Once again BBC pumping out a load of garbage Kamala Harris has done nothing wrong all year .
Who? 😵💫
Wow not really biased comment BBC
She thinks Biden is a racist
WTF you talking about She’s VP in an administration that doesn’t have control of the Senate because of 2 Rogue Dem Senators that are in the pockets of oil companies. What could she have done different? Or are you just pandering to the racist misogyny agenda🤷♂️
How about “Brexit. Where did it go wrong?”
In what sense 'go wrong'? This was all very predictable. For her, personally, it's gone pretty right. She's vice-president, after all.
Er.. It hasn't gone wrong.
Editorial policy. No “favourite daughter”headline here.
Such a headline, based on polls only? Come On you can do better than that.
Because her selection was nothing to do with her ability, she was only selected because of her skin colour.
Birth. Basically it went wrong from her birth.
she is hopeless She was picked as she was black She went to Honduras telling them not to come to US They keep coming
The only thing that went wrong is that we are not able to deal with how amazing, perfect and capable she is. At least that's what all the comments to this Tweet seem to be saying. If only we were worthy of her magnificence.
More bullshit from the British Bullshit Corporation. Balance has left the BBC. Shameful 'journalism'.
Has she done anything this past year.
BECAUSE she is a 4th rater selected ONLY because she ticked the race and gender boxes and is a looker, MAYBE select on merit eh? Same in the UK. So many mediocre MPs come through all-female/BAME lists now.
she was fake and is fake
At the start !
It didn’t. U are just spouting bile.
Biden, Harris and Boris Johnson. US and Britain already regretting their choice.
Dear you have become a laughing stock at home here in the UK 🇬🇧 now you seem hell bent on becoming one on the world stage too.
Where shall we begin? Can't wait for her and old Joe to be done
The word go!
Typically British
Could it be that USA is polling racist misogynists? Let's face it they voted for Trump.
It all started wrong for her - by her just being herself
Some of these comments are laughable. People saying she is doing great clearly haven't read the article 'Ms Harris' public approval rating sat at 28%, making her one of the least popular vice-presidents in modern history - lower than Iraq War architect Dick Cheney'.
Tokenism. When you pick a person to tick boxes rather than on ability it is not surprising KamalaHarris wasn't at all good in TheDemocrats debates and disappeared pretty quickly from that race with little support.
What went wrong with BBC coverage of US politics? It is either non existent on key issues eg rise of fascism or follows Fox / Daily Mail bias
She is aweful.. Impeach her
It probably started with her voice. Nails on a chalkboard 😬
BBCBreaking running out of breaking news
It didn't, perhaps we can concentrate on the performance of those at Westminster first?
BBC Fox
It did NOT go wrong. Madam Vice President Harris has been on the job and working for this past year. She assembled a great team to assist her with all that her job entails. Many issues. Follow her. Catch up.
When she was elected.
Thoughtoftheday Motivation beliver British britishindians When you arise in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Good morning and have a great day ahead. JAZZ MALHOTRA 🙏
As an American, I have to say, I expected her to make a big splash, to do some grand things. Instead, I haven't heard a peep out of her since she took office. Is she even still here? Who knows?
Justice justice justice for Président Jovenel Moïse whom been kelled by international killer DEA USA Canada France and Core group mafias international criminel assassin 😈
Brainless i guess
Nothing went wrong
🙄
The hell? You can't just make shite up
'It' didn't go wrong. She's the wrong one.
sexism and racism is what is going wrong. vp Harris is an amazing vicepresident and a credit to our country.
Who says it went wrong?
From the beginning 😂😂😂😂
BBC are losing their way and professional standards, makes me sad and mad on equal measure
Gaslighting much?!?
she was always awful
Wtf are you talking about? She is doing great and we love her. Omg why are you trying to create false narratives?
She's unlikeable. That's it.
What a load of balls.
Well they picked her based on sex and color and not on qualification. That’s a start
BBC News: Where did it go wrong?
Kamala is cool
She was a wrong selection to begin with. Deemed to fail ….
Has lost its mind?
Perhaps she needs a bit more confidence and backing.
UK racists
When she started laughing on TV
She has built that capacity by providing space for leadership networks especially for young women, through recognition of powerful role models; through promotion of leadership training and serving as a boost to the self-confidence of emerging women leaders in industry, etc.
She's a Democrat!
Nothing went wrong for her If anything it went wrong for you BBC
Brit wants to export thier racism to us?
uh... wut?
Everywhere
Often will charities and GMO suggest that there isn't enough women in leadership position. However only around aprx. 1%+ of Male population will end up in leadership position. Why do women want to be put in leadership position without hard work needed to fullfill their duties?
She has always been way, way out of her depth. One year just highlighted it.
Um. I’m an American. I’m behind her 110%. A lot of people are going to think that headline looks misogynistic and racist. BBC, I thought you guys set the standards?
Get a grip BBC. Have you been outside?
Nothing did except stupid media.
Let's stick to news closer to home like PonceAndrew or BorisJohnsonOut or princewilliamaffair bbcnews
Are you high BBC?
Because news agencies run articles like this constantly!
When was it ever right? Terrible election year debates and interviews and somehow stumbled into a win
To many people, myself included, she is and always will be deeply dislikeable, on a visceral level.
Why does someone need to make history? She was hired to do a job, she is only required to do it to the best of her ability, not cure cancer...
I don’t think it did. I’m proud of the work the VP did for our country.
I wonder which state will be first to secede when Trump wins in 2024?
Surely you could point to a similar headline a year into the prior administration?
Day 1?
Really?
1996.
nothing has gone wrong for her. go away
Yes everything was useless⁉️
You don’t know that she’s the best.
Wrong? Seems fine to me.
Your prime minister who is a crazy man walking around.
WoW... you are actually admitting she crashed and burned
Let’s start with Willie Brown and work forward
On day one.
How about you write… Boris Johnson too many years: Where did it go wrong for him?
what the fuck kind of headline is this?!
LOLz
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