{"id":2310135,"date":"2024-07-27T11:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T15:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2310135"},"modified":"2024-07-27T11:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T15:04:54","slug":"democratic-holdouts-hesitate-on-harris-endorsement-over-border-energy-labor-issues-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-holdouts-hesitate-on-harris-endorsement-over-border-energy-labor-issues-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic holdouts hesitate on Harris endorsement over border, energy, labor issues &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-holdouts-hesitate-on-harris-endorsement-over-border-energy-labor-issues-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2310135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s position as the likely presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, having surpassed the necessary delegate\u2062 count for the upcoming Democratic National\u200d Convention. However, several key Democratic figures, including Senator Bernie Sanders and Montana Senator Jon Tester, have yet to endorse her campaign. Sanders emphasizes the need for Harris\u2064 to be attentive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-lose-hispanic-and-blue-collar-voters-at-same-time\/\" title=\"Democrats Lose Hispanic and Blue-Collar Voters at Same Time\">working-class concerns<\/a> and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-aoc-aide-is-leading-push-for-democrats-to-ditch-joe-biden\/\" title=\"Former AOC staffer spearheads Democrats&#039; call to abandon Joe Biden\">adopt progressive policies<\/a>, such as expanding Medicare and canceling student debt, while Tester expresses a desire for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-florida-gop-removes-loyalty-oath-primary-condition-which-trump-opposed\/\" title=\"Florida GOP removes loyalty oath primary condition opposed by Trump.\">open nomination process<\/a>\u2062 despite Harris&#8217;s apparent dominance. Additionally, \u2063some Democrats, like Alaska Representative Mary Peltola, are hesitant to support Harris \u2063due to\u2063 concerns about energy policy.\u2062 The article highlights the diverse viewpoints within the party as it heads toward\u200d the convention,\u2062 with varying concerns over border issues, energy policies, and electoral strategy affecting endorsements. while \u200cHarris is positioned \u2064for the nomination, her \u2063support from within the party\u2063 remains cautious and divided.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic holdouts hesitate on Harris endorsement over border, energy, labor issues<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714744\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> has already surpassed the 1,976 delegates needed to make her the likely presumptive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> presidential nominee when the party gathers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago next month. <\/p>\n<p>However, there are still some prominent and vulnerable Democratic holdouts who have not rushed to endorse Harris&rsquo;s campaign after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> exited the race in a surprise announcement on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a former 2016 and 2020 presidential candidate, remains one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflixs-reed-hastings-gives-3-million-to-a-fund-opposing-newsom-recall\/\" title=\"Netflix\u2019s Reed Hastings Gives  Million To A Fund Opposing Newsom Recall\">high-profile progressives<\/a> to have not backed Harris yet. He told MSNBC&rsquo;s Ali Velshi on Friday that while he will work to help Harris, &ldquo;we want to make sure that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> is listening to the working class of this country, to the progressives as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sanders also listed left-leaning policies he wanted Harris to support, including expanding Medicare to pay for dental and vision insurance along with canceling all student debt as part of her campaign. The Vermont senator has spoken with Harris but still stopped short of an endorsement. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to do everything I can to make sure that Donald Trump &mdash; the most dangerous president in American history &mdash; is not elected,&rdquo; Sanders said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmur.com\/article\/sen-bernie-sanders-confirms-he-has-now-spoken-to-vp-harris\/61713874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>an interview with WMUR<\/a> Friday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m gonna do everything I can to make sure that Kamala Harris is elected. But in my view, it&rsquo;s gonna be a tough race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is perhaps the most vulnerable incumbent Democrat in the upper chamber and remains a strong Harris holdout. Tester claims he is in favor of an &ldquo;open nomination process,&rdquo; but with no other current challengers, it appears Harris has the nomination locked down. <\/p>\n<p>Alaska&rsquo;s at-large Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mary-peltola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mary Peltola<\/a>&nbsp;(D-AK) wouldn&rsquo;t tell Alaska reporters if she was voting for Harris or former President Donald Trump and instead claimed her vote was dependent on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyuk.org\/politics\/2024-07-24\/peltola-declines-to-endorse-kamala-harris-wont-say-who-shell-vote-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>candidate&rsquo;s energy stance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While I really appreciate her stance on women&rsquo;s reproductive rights, Social Security, voting rights, and a host of other things, as the representative for Alaska, my number one job is looking at our economy and our energy situation and which, you know, which of the two candidates will be better in terms of our energy portfolio,&rdquo; Peltola said. &ldquo;That is an honest answer. I am not being coy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Peltola&nbsp;was one of the six Democrats who voted with the GOP this week to condemn Harris over her role <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3099450\/six-democrats-tight-races-join-gop-criticizing-harris-record-border-czar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>as the &ldquo;border czar.&rdquo;<\/a> Harris was tasked with focusing on the root cause of the migration problem, which led to her being branded with the moniker border czar. Reps. Jared Goldman (D-ME), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Don Davis (D-NC), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) were the other five Democrats who joined Republicans in a 220-196 vote.<\/p>\n<p>Caraveo, however, has said that she is &ldquo;eager&rdquo; to support Harris&rsquo;s quest to win the White House. <\/p>\n<p>Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/2024-election\/house-democrats-have-not-endorsed-kamala-harris-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told NOTUS <\/a>he wants to hear more from Harris about the border. &ldquo;I want to hear how we&rsquo;re going to address it and what we&rsquo;re going to do to improve conditions on the border,&rdquo; said Gonzalez, who also said her team hadn&rsquo;t contacted him.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) also told NOTUS she was withholding an endorsement until a viable vice presidential option emerged. She is hoping for a nominee that comes from the &ldquo;battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio or Wisconsin&rdquo; which can appeal to Midwest voters. &ldquo;We were neglected for too long. I&rsquo;m not going to sell out for just any candidate,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prem_thakker\/status\/1815494504318738585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Intercept<\/a><\/em>, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the sole Palestinian-American congressional leader, said her constituents want a permanent ceasefire in the battle between Israel and Hamas. She also called for a &ldquo;transparent democratic process&rdquo; at the convention but did not endorse Harris.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris has received the backing of most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-Party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> leaders, including former President Barack Obama, Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Other vulnerable leaders such as Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Emilia Sykes (D-OH), and Angie Craig (D-MN) have also thrown their support in for Harris, though some have cautioned that she has roughly 100 days to make her case to the American public. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714744\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714744\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are reluctant to endorse Harris due to concerns over border, energy, and labor issues. Despite Vice President Kamala Harris having secured more than the 1,976 delegates required to be considered the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ahead of next month&#8217;s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, several notable and at-risk Democrats have yet to support her campaign following President Joe Biden&#8217;s unexpected withdrawal from the race on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a well-known progressive and former presidential candidate in 2016 and 2020, has not yet endorsed Harris. In an interview with MSNBC\u2019s Ali Velshi on Friday, he expressed his intention to assist her but emphasized the need for her to listen to working-class Americans and progressives. He outlined specific leftist policies he hopes she will advocate for during her campaign, such as expanding Medicare coverage for dental and vision care and canceling all student debt. Although Sanders has communicated with Harris, he refrained from formally endorsing her: \u201cI\u2019m going to do everything I can to ensure that Donald Trump \u2014 the most dangerous president in American history \u2014 is not elected,\u201d he stated during a WMUR interview on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), who is among the most vulnerable incumbents in Congress, also remains undecided about endorsing Harris. He advocates for an &#8220;open nomination process,&#8221; but with no other challengers currently in sight, it seems that Harris is poised for nomination.<\/p>\n<p>In Alaska, Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) declined to reveal whether she would vote for Harris or former President Donald Trump; instead, she indicated that her decision would hinge on each candidate&#8217;s stance on energy issues. \u201cWhile I appreciate her views on women\u2019s reproductive rights and Social Security&#8230; my primary responsibility as Alaska&#8217;s representative is evaluating our economy and energy situation,\u201d Peltola explained.<\/p>\n<p>Peltola was one of six Democrats who sided with Republicans this week in condemning Harris over her role as &#8220;border czar,&#8221; a title given due to her focus on addressing root causes of migration issues. Other Democrats joining this condemnation included Reps. Jared Goldman (D-ME), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Don Davis (D-NC), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Henry Cuellar (D-TX). However, Caraveo has expressed enthusiasm about supporting Harris\u2019s presidential bid.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Representative Vicente Gonzalez mentioned his desire for more clarity from Harris regarding border policies: \u201cI want details about how we plan to improve conditions at the border,\u201d he said while noting that his team had not reached out.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) stated she would hold off endorsing until a strong vice-presidential candidate emerged\u2014preferably someone from battleground states like Michigan or Pennsylvania who could resonate with Midwest voters: \u201cWe\u2019ve been overlooked too long; I won\u2019t settle just for any candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) called attention to constituents&#8217; demands for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas while advocating for transparency at the convention without offering an endorsement of Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these hesitations among some party members, many Democratic leaders\u2014including former President Barack Obama\u2014have endorsed Kamala Harris along with other prominent figures like Biden himself and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Vulnerable representatives such as Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) have also shown their support but cautioned that time is limited\u2014approximately 100 days\u2014for making a compelling case before voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2310139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harris-vs-sanders.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36447,3685,13348,4021,36203],"class_list":["post-2310135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-border-issues","tag-democrats","tag-endorsement","tag-harris","tag-labor-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harris-vs-sanders.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2310135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2310135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2310135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2310135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}