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‘Why walk over those coals?’ Biden camp weighs keeping Kamala in basement, too

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news conference at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The dilemma now facing Joseph R. Biden: Is Sen. Kamala Harris a better value on the trail or huddled with him in the basement out of concern that she could flop again?

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command, left, walks to a House Armed Services hearing, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

‘We’re going to have huge problems’: U.S. general warns of long-term ISIS resurgence

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Rice-Eccles Stadium is shown before the start of an NCAA college football game between Colorado and Utah Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Losing college football stings across America. While every aspect of society has been jarred by a worldwide pandemic that has claimed more than 160,000 American lives, the potential loss of college football feels like another collective punch to the national psyche. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

‘Devastating’: NCAA football cancellations threaten to cripple college towns’ economies

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Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar addresses media after lunch at the Mercado Central in Minneapolis Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, primary Election Day in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Rep. Ilhan Omar third ‘Squad’ member to squash primary challenge

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In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Three Democrat candidates are seeking their party's nomination in the July 14 Maine primary to challenge Collins in the November general election. (Al Drago/Pool via AP, File)

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‘Why walk over those coals?’ Biden camp weighs keeping Kamala in basement, too

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In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, Facebook employees sit at their stations during a tour of its new 130,000-square-foot offices, which occupy the top three floors of a 10-story Cambridge, Mass., building. Facebook reports earnings Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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In this Oct. 2, 2019, photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens during a gun safety forum in Las Vegas. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

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In this file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speak to reporters following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) *FILE**

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In this Dec. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package he signed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is now three for three. Each year of his presidency, he has issued more executive orders than did former President Barack Obama during the same time-span. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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