For nearly four years, she has been the quiet understudy, relegated to the role of the supportive deputy while President Biden made pronouncements.
The challenge for her over the next 100 days will be to find her own voice without overtly breaking with Mr. Biden, a delicate political high-wire act without a reliable net.
Yet even as she wants to demonstrate loyalty to Mr. Biden, she also hopes to show the public who she is.
She is fortunate in that she and Mr. Biden do not diverge all that much, according to people who have worked with them.
While friction between presidents and their vice presidents is common, there have been few notable instances where Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris have been reported to be at odds.
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