CNN Doesn't Understand That Kamala Harris Is Unpopular

 So after both the VPOTUS communications director and chief spokesperson (who incidentally, worked on Biden's 2020 campaign as well as Sander's 2016 campaign) have called it quits, CNN's Chris Cillizza asks, "What the heck is going on with Kamala Harris?" The answers range from "dysfunction" and "lack of focus" to "exasperation" over Harris' "future political ambitions." There's also the fact that (as quoted reporter Mark Z Barabak put it) the role of Vice President, "is an inherently diminishing one."

All possible, especially the last one (it's likely Harris thought of her role as VP as a stepping stone, ala "VEEP"). Still, Cillizza must be one of those political media people who believe that being the benefactor of a winning presidential campaign equates into being loved by the populace. He ends with a twinge of confusion about Harris's dwindling popularity.

The fact of the matter is, Harris was never a popular candidate. While the messaging wanted voters to think of her as some dream combination of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (the former's political charm and the latter's political savviness) she really embodied their worst aspect on the campaign trail (Obama's political smugness and Clinton's sense of detachment). Her polling among African-American voters was embarrassing. She didn't win her own state, and Tulsi Gabbard sliced and diced Harris during one of the primary debates. In the end, she was the VP for the following reasons:

1. The donors liked her;
2. Biden needed a diversity running mate;
3. The BLM protests (specifically George Floyd) meant that Amy Klobechar wasn't getting an offer;
4. Pete Buttigieg wasn't (and probably never will be) ready.

In the past, the VP was picked to either pacify the base or mend a broken bridge within the party. Despite Harris sniping at Biden during the debates, they agree on more politically than they disagree, so in the end she was ideologically redundant.