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Vice President Harris is at the forefront of the Biden campaign’s efforts to counter-program the Republican convention today, with President Biden isolating at home for COVID.

 about whether Biden should stay at the top of the Democratic ticket, Harris’ speech — in a 

state that Democrats had hoped they could turn blue

 this fall — is likely to draw more attention than it otherwise might.

To be clear, Biden and his campaign are saying that he is 

Harris would be the obvious pick for the party

“Our campaign is not working through any scenarios where President Biden is not the top of the ticket. He is and will be the Democratic nominee,” deputy campaign chair Quentin Fulks told reporters in Milwaukee today, slightly exasperated at the line of questioning.

The campaign is working hard to try to draw a contrast between Biden’s policies and the proposals of former President Donald Trump, and his running mate Sen. JD Vance — particularly on the issue of 

 for a debate with Vance, though the Trump campaign has said the 

internal debate within the Democratic Party

 about Biden’s fate has put the vice presidential debate in question too.

“We can’t lock in a date before their convention. To do so would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her running mate,” Trump campaign adviser Brian Hughes said in a statement.

governors of California, Illinois and Michigan

 are frequently cited as potential future Democratic candidates. And there has been 

 that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper could be a running mate if Harris were at the top of the ticket.

This reporting originally appeared as part of the NPR Network's 

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