Republicans calling for President Joe Biden to step down may be getting what Vice President Kamala Harris wants, strategists told The Daily Caller.

Biden announced on Twitter on Sunday that he was withdrawing from the presidential race after insisting for weeks that he would not step down. The president did not give a reason for his withdrawal or give a speech, but many Republicans have argued that Biden should not serve if he is not eligible to run for reelection. Strategists warned The Daily Caller that Republicans' desire for Biden to step down could give Harris a much-needed boost in the election.

“Incumbency is powerful, and that's why it would be a mistake even for Republicans, whom I have absolute confidence in, to do that. It's still a good thing to have someone who stumbles and stumbles on the world stage. It's good for the Republican Party to have someone like that. Incumbency is powerful, and the best way for people to see her as president is for her to become president,” Robert Cahary, founder of the polling firm Trafalgar Group, told The Daily Caller.

Notice that President Biden never said why he wasn't running.

Is it his health? His decline? The polls?

If it's the first two, the president should resign. If it's the third, then that's not an act of courage at all. It's just the same old cowardly politics. https://t.co/A3YfTAHuDE

— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) July 21, 2024

On July 17, after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, Biden retreated from public view, secluding himself in his Delaware home and living in isolation. Four days later, the president posted a statement on Twitter informing the public that he was withdrawing from the race. Biden did not elaborate on his reasons, saying he would address the nation later. But in the weeks leading up to that, Democrats and their supporters had been surrounding the 81-year-old Biden and pressuring him to withdraw due to concerns about his health. (Related: After 'disastrous' debate performance, panicked Democrats rush to replace Biden)

Republicans responded to the news by taking things a step further and calling for the president to resign.

But strategists told the Daily Caller that Biden's departure would generate fanfare around Harris, and that celebratory mood, combined with her incumbency, could be enough to propel her over the finish line in November's election.

“If that were to happen, it would probably be a good political development for Harris. The excitement of a first female president, a new female president, would be good for her campaign, but it wouldn't be good for the country,” Democratic strategist Brad Bannon told The Daily Caller. “By the time Biden and Harris finish the transition, we'd have a new president being sworn in in January. I don't think there's time for that. And to me, this seems like the perfect arrangement. Joe Biden can focus on running the economy and not having to worry about running a campaign and politics. Harris can work on the campaign full time.”

Among the Republicans who have made such calls are Trump's vice presidential pick, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

“At this unprecedented moment in American history, we must be clear about what happened: Democrats removed a Democratic candidate from the ballot just over 100 days before the election,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said. I have written “If Joe Biden is unfit to run for President, he is unfit to serve. He should resign immediately. Hopefully November 5th will come soon,” he tweeted.

At this unprecedented moment in American history, we must recognize what has happened: Democrats removed Democratic candidates from the ballot just 100 days before the election.

It invalidated the votes of over 14 million Americans who chose Joe…

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 21, 2024

Stefanik echoed Johnson's comments on Twitter, saying Democrats were desperately trying to “cover up” Biden's deteriorating health.

If Joe Biden cannot run for reelection, he is both capable and unfit to serve as President of the United States. He must resign immediately.

The Democratic Party is in complete free fall in a blatantly corrupt and desperate attempt to hide the fact that Joe Biden is unfit to be President…

— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) July 21, 2024

Anyone calling for Joe Biden to “stop running” without calling for him to resign from the presidency is falling into an absurd level of cynicism.

If you can't run, you can't serve.

He should resign immediately.

— JD Vance (@JDVance) July 20, 2024

The president's final public appearance two days after the announcement, allaying concerns about his health, had social media personalities, lawmakers and commentators searching for evidence that he was alive.(Related: Biden's disappearance after dropping out of the election leads to calls for proof of survival)

While Biden was out of the picture, Harris' campaign was in full swing. She endorsed Biden and said she had raised about $100 million, even visiting his campaign headquarters in Delaware.

As the furor over Harris grew, Trump campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio wrote in a memo that he expected Harris's popularity to “surge” in the polls because of the freshness and energy of her recent announcement. Fabrizio wrote in the memo that he expects the surge to subside in the coming weeks as the public learns more about Harris' political record.

Republican strategist Mark R. Weaver made a similar argument about Ms. Harris assuming the presidency, telling the Caller that her lack of leadership skills would overwhelm the awe and power that the White House and Oval Office exude.

He is ineligible to run for president and is ineligible to serve as president.

Biden should resign immediately.

— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) July 21, 2024

But Democrats have scoffed amid growing talk that Biden should step down. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Said Reporters said Biden is not resigning because he doesn't believe he can serve a second term.

“We believe so. Such a suggestion is absurd. It's not something we believe. The president has just said what he has accomplished in almost four years, and it has been a success. He has accomplished more than any president has accomplished in two terms. He has accomplished more in one term,” Jean-Pierre said Tuesday, urging reporters to listen to the speech for further answers.

But the president did not address concerns about his age in his speech, saying simply that it was time to pass the baton to a “younger generation.” Biden shook his head when asked by The Caller in the Oval Office on Thursday if he was stepping down for health reasons.

When I asked him in the Oval Office if he was dropping out of the race for health reasons, President Biden shook his head. Daily Caller

— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) July 25, 2024

Democratic strategist Leslie Marshall told the Caller that while she believes Biden shouldn't or would step down, if Harris were to take office before November she would have more leverage over Trump because she would be carrying on the president's track record while in office.

“[Even if] “Biden is leaving office and she's the president. She's now the president of the United States. She has automatic, I mean, more influence. She's the incumbent. So everything that Biden's done, whether he's leaving office or not, has helped the Democratic Party and hurt Donald Trump,” Marshall told the Caller.

We are pleased that President Biden is not about to subject the American people to four more years of dangerously incompetent leadership. He should immediately resign from office and remove this danger to the American people.

— Ben & Candy Carson (@RealBenCarson) July 21, 2024

Some have argued that highlighting Harris' political record may be enough to get her over Trump, but Kahleigh told the Caller that taking on the presidential role might help her overcome any negative press.

“The media is going to be totally flooded with earned media, and there's going to be Madam President T-shirts and all that stuff. I mean, we know what's going to happen if she becomes president, and that's why what they should have done two years ago was to get rid of him and put her in as president, an incumbent with two years of experience,” Kahry told the Caller. “That's what they should have done and they didn't. But I think Republicans just need to shut up.”