Democrats Say Joe Biden Is Welcome to Campaign for Kamala Harris. But Only in Some Places.

Joe Biden has faded into the background ever since Kamala Harris became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. In the final days of the campaign, other Democrats want him to be strategic about where he appears.

Joe Biden visits Steamfitters Technology Center in Pittsburgh.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked in a high-stakes homestretch to the presidential election. But an obvious person has been much quieter on the campaign trail: the sitting president.

President Joe Biden has been largely absent from the campaign trail this fall, appearing only in strategic scenarios like labor union events in Pennsylvania.

Several Democrats in key battleground areas argued that Biden’s presence could help in some spots, whereas in others it could be a liability. They told NOTUS they’re still enthusiastic about the job he’s done as president, but they’d like him to stick to it.