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Posted: 2024-10-08T17:45:04Z | Updated: 2024-10-08T17:45:04Z

WASHINGTON Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she wouldnt have done anything differently than Joe Biden has done as president over the last four years, promptly drawing attacks from Republicans eager to cast her as a clone of Biden, who remains unpopular.

There is not a thing that comes to mind, Harris said during an interview on ABCs The View. And Ive been part of most of the decisions that have had impact.

The Democratic presidential nominee then listed their administrations major legislative accomplishments, including capping the cost of insulin for Medicare recipients at $35 and passing a bipartisan infrastructure funding package.

Asked how a Harris presidency would differ from Bidens, she said they are obviously two different people but didnt give many specifics.

We have a lot of shared life experiences for example, the way we feel about our family and our parents and so on. But were also different people, and I will bring those sensibilities to how I lead, Harris said.

One of the issues that Im very focused on is what we do around home health care, she added.

The vice president used her appearance on The View to announce a major new initiative aimed at expanding Medicare to cover the cost of long-term in-home care for seniors and people with disabilities.

Polling data suggests voters want to see some daylight between Harris and Biden, who dropped out of the presidential race earlier this year after intraparty questions about his age and ability to win in November. According to September polling from Democratic research firm Blueprint , a list of hypothetical statements Harris could make comparing herself to the sitting president performed best when they displayed a clear break between her and Biden, and worse when they didnt.

Harris aides are grappling with how much to distance her campaign from the president with less than four weeks to go until Election Day, including rolling out new plans on what she would do in office, according to CNN . A senior adviser to the vice president who spoke to the outlet summed up the challenge: When youre trying to reach undecided low-intensity voters, how do you actually communicate difference with Biden?