Vice President Kamala Harris has admitted that she and President Joe Biden “have a lot of work to do” if they want to beat back what increasingly appears to be another challenge from former President Donald Trump to remain in the White House next year.

Harris made the remarks outside the White House after Democrats performed well in races across the country earlier this month, even though she and Biden are not polling well around the country.

“It was a good night. And the president and I obviously have a lot of work to do to earn our re-election. But I am confident we’re going to win,” she said.

During an interview on “60 Minutes” the Sunday ahead of the elections, Harris guaranteed Biden’s re-election after being asked why the president was neck and neck with former President Donald Trump.

CBS’ Bill Whitaker questioned the vice president about why she and Biden were polling so close to Trump despite the former president’s ongoing legal problems.

“The Biden-Harris ticket is running neck and neck with Donald Trump. Why are you not 30 points ahead?” Whitaker asked.

Harris stated that she is not a political pundit, but that the choice will be clear when Americans vote on Election Day next year.

“Bill, we’re going to win. Let me just tell you that. We’re going to win. I’m aware and I’m not saying it’s going to be easy. But we will win,” she said.

“You say that with such conviction,” Whitaker responded.

“I have no doubt, but I also have no doubt it’s going to be a lot of work. And everyone’s going to have to participate. This is a democracy,” she continued. “I look at it more as let’s keep getting out there. And, as with any election, we got to make our case to the American people. That’s part of our responsibility. And that’s this process. And that’s what it is. And that’s a fair process.”

Americans are increasingly concerned about Biden’s apparent mental status decline and are nervous about Harris taking his place, as she has consistently polled below him — and his numbers aren’t good. The latest example occurred this week.

During a press conference in Woodside, Calif., during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Biden acknowledged that he was instructed to call on a reporter from CBS News but admitted he couldn’t remember the journalist’s name.

“I’m embarrassed,” Biden said, looking down at cue cards, which he frequently uses. “I think it’s CBS, but I can’t remember who at CBS. And I’m sorry.”

According to a White House transcript, the report was by CBS News’ Weijia Jiang.

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A video montage of Biden put out by the Republican National Committee’s research division last week paints a disturbing picture of a commander-in-chief suffering from a worsening mental capacity.

The montage contains several clips of Biden mumbling and stumbling through sentences while, at other times, he appears to forget what he’s trying to say. Other clips show him confused and rambling.

Biden, who at 80 years old is the oldest commander-in-chief in the country’s history, continues to show signs of aging: His speech is hindered, he trips and falls a lot, the White House has taken measures to avoid having him in physically and mentally awkward positions, and there are real concerns that, should he win next year, he won’t live out his term.

Should the latter situation arise, that would mean, of course, that Harris would become president. And no one in either party wants to see that, multiple reports have said.

The news site 1945 reports: “According to an NBC poll from June, just 32% of Americans believe that Harris is doing a good job—a number that matched a poll from August 2022 showing virtually the same figures. The same poll found that 49% of Americans hold a negative opinion of the vice president, with some 39% telling pollsters that they have a ‘very negative’ view of her. It gave Harris a net negative approval rating of -17 percent.”

The outlet added: “After years of worsening approval ratings and polls repeatedly showing Harris to be one of the least popular and most divisive politicians in modern American history, even White House strategists are reportedly worried that the vice president could tank Biden’s chances in 2024. It’s not just the White House and high-profile Democrats coming to her defense, though; the media’s doing it too.”