GOP Sharpens Attacks on Kamala Harris Amid Speculation of Biden Replacement

House Republicans are dismissing Vice President Kamala Harris as a political threat to their chances in November, arguing she's still tied to the same progressive Biden policies they believe are unpopular with voters.

As public discussions swell over whether Vice President Kamala Harris will replace President Biden at the top of Democrats' 2024 ticket, House Republicans are already sharpening their attacks against her. GOP lawmakers in both safe red seats and swing districts targeted by the left dismissed Harris as a political threat, arguing that she is still inextricably linked to the progressive Biden policies that they believe are unpopular with voters.

Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., who served as the longtime chair of the New York Republican Party before coming to Congress, told Fox News Digital that "Kamala Harris is just as responsible for this administration's failures, but she's more incompetent."

GOP Sharpens Attacks on Kamala Harris Amid Speculation of Biden Replacement

"She will make no difference to the outcome. President Trump will be our 47th," he said.

A swing-seat Republican who asked not to be named told Fox News Digital that they were skeptical Harris would do better on the debate stage than Biden.

GOP Sharpens Attacks on Kamala Harris Amid Speculation of Biden Replacement

"I would say she's the weakest part of the ticket right now, as bad as Biden is," that GOP lawmaker said.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., echoed this sentiment, stating that "Whether it's Joe Biden or [Harris] at the top of the ticket, they'll have to defend their abysmal, tax-and-spend record."

GOP Sharpens Attacks on Kamala Harris Amid Speculation of Biden Replacement

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., a Trump ally from a deep red district, told Fox News Digital that Biden and Harris "both own the same disastrous policies."

The House GOP campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), is also aiming its fire at Harris, in a telling sign that it sees her as the next top Democratic target. A new advertisement released by the NRCC this week cast Harris as Biden's "enabler-in-chief" and hits her for her role as Biden's "border czar."

GOP Sharpens Attacks on Kamala Harris Amid Speculation of Biden Replacement

A spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) told Axios of the ad, "Republicans are fooling themselves if they think the American public will blame anyone besides Donald Trump and his feckless band of Republican extremists and phony moderates who killed a bipartisan border deal."

A recent CNN/SSRS poll shows Harris performing slightly better than Biden in a matchup against Trump. However, when asked about her impact on the November races, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. — a past NRCC chair — would not speak to the vice president specifically, though he was confident in the GOP's chances to secure the White House.

"It doesn't matter which incompetent failure Democrats have on the ballot in November — voters are ready to abandon the sinking ship that is the Biden-Harris administration," Emmer said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Biden campaign and to Harris' office for comment.

While Harris has maintained that she is standing by Biden on multiple occasions when asked about the speculation by reporters, questions about President Biden's viability as a candidate grew after the debate with former President Trump.

If she were to take over, Harris would be the only Democratic candidate who could inherit the $240 million Biden-Harris campaign war chest.