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MS NOW’s Peter Alexander confronted former Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday to respond to reporting that red state Democrats are asking her to stay far away from their midterm races.
Alexander showed a Politico headline on screen to Harris that read, “Kamala Harris is wading into the midterms. Red state Dems want her to stay away,” before asking if she could respond to the report.
“Politico reports that you are wading into some of the midterms and that red state, not blue or purple state, but red state Democrats in states that Donald Trump won are encouraging you to stay away for fear it could impact their races there. Your response to some of that reporting?”
Harris replied, “Listen, Peter, we need to win, okay? Bottom line, we need to win. I have run locally, I’ve run for statewide office, and obviously nationally. And these candidates know what they need to do to win and I would expect nothing less. I look forward to being on the trail and helping folks where I can be helpful, but we have got to put a check on this lawless administration and deliver what Americans need and deserve. Lower costs, affordable healthcare, affordable childcare, you name it. So I support them in doing whatever they need to do to win.”
IOWA DEM GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE SAYS HE WOULD NOT WANT BIDEN OR HARRIS TO CAMPAIGN FOR HIM
Former Vice President Kamala Harris was confronted about a recent article claiming that red state Democrats want her to stay away from their campaigns. (Juliana Yamada / Getty)
When asked whether she would be on the trail as a presidential candidate in 2028, Harris replied, “I’m focused on ’26,” saying, “’28 doesn’t matter if we don’t win ’26.'”
According to Politico, “Iowa’s two most prominent Democratic candidates have said they do not want Harris to campaign for them. Alaska’s Democratic Senate nominee rejected a fundraising solicitation Harris sent on her behalf. And a swing-district Democrat in Wisconsin and a long-shot Senate hopeful in Kansas both told POLITICO they would prefer Harris keep her distance.”
The article quoted one local Democratic candidate in another state who has made a noticeable rhetorical pivot from past politics to appease working-class conservative voters.
“I received 9,000 more votes than Harris in 2024,” Democrat Rebecca Cooke said, who is running against Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in western Wisconsin. “I don’t need anyone to come and campaign with me in my district. I do the work of building relationships — including across the aisle — on my own.”
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris has been in limbo since her election defeat, with some Democrats telling her explicitly to leave the political spotlight. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Democratic consultant Julian Epstein suggested that the Democrats still remain a divided party, in comments to Fox News Digital.
“The problem with postmodern Democrats is that they lack self-awareness, especially when it comes to swing voters needed to win most elections,” Epstein said. “Moderate Democrats don’t want Kamala because they think she’s an empty suit who can’t answer tough questions. They also think she’s way too far left. When confronted, Democrats have this reflex of deflecting, saying what’s really important is doubling down on a bloated welfare state, the same welfare state expansionism that failed us during the Biden years.”
Former RNC National Spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko said Harris’ less-than-stellar history is an indictment of her party’s lack of leadership.
“It’s a sad state of affairs when the former vice president is asked to remain off of the campaign trail because so many Democrats believe her record and unpopularity will hurt their chances in their own races. Harris’s answer was extremely weak and awkward considering she is now publicly both toying with the idea of running for president again, and being rejected by members of her own party,” she said.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris dodged a question about whether she is considering a 2028 run, arguing that 2028 will not matter if Democrats do not win in 2026. (CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty Images)
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“We can’t forget that when Kamala Harris did in fact run for president, and her fate was left in the hands of the voters, she ended up dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary before a single vote was cast,” she added further. “Kamala Harris was never chosen by the American public to represent them nationally. She was picked by Joe Biden in 2020 after he committed to picking a woman as his vice-president. And then she was handed the top of the ticket again when Biden dropped out before the 2024 election. Not only does she carry that baggage, but she knows that the American people have continuously rejected her.”
All of this also highlights the lack of leadership in the Democrat party today. Considering Biden’s age and health, she should be the obvious choice to lead the party, and yet it seems Democrats want to avoid that at all costs.”
