If Joe Biden steps aside for the Democratic presidential nomination — still a very big if — the favorite to replace him is Vice President Kamala Harris. In recently leaked post-debate polling from Open Labs, Harris polled better than Biden in matchups against Trump. But Harris hasn’t inhabited that political profile for years. And since becoming Biden’s vice president the conventional wisdom on her has shifted: She’s gone from rising star — many thought her “the next Obama” — to political underachiever. And are critics of Harris fair, or is she underrated now?

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Persons: Joe Biden, —, Kamala Harris, Harris, Dana Goodyear, She’s, Obama ” —, “, Ezra Klein, I’ve Organizations: Democratic, Open Labs, Biden, Trump, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Locations: New