{"id":2316939,"date":"2024-07-31T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T21:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-strategists-worry-kamala-harriss-top-vp-contender-would-fall-short-against-vance-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T17:39:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T21:39:45","slug":"democratic-strategists-worry-kamala-harriss-top-vp-contender-would-fall-short-against-vance-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-strategists-worry-kamala-harriss-top-vp-contender-would-fall-short-against-vance-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic strategists worry Kamala Harris\u2019s top VP contender would fall short against Vance &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-strategists-worry-kamala-harriss-top-vp-contender-would-fall-short-against-vance-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=2316939&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>Democratic strategists are expressing concerns \u200dabout Sen. Mark\u2063 Kelly (D-AZ) as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-val-demings-planning-to-run-against-sen-rubio-in-florida\/\" title=\"REPORT: Val Demings Planning To Run Against Sen. Rubio In Florida\">potential running mate<\/a> for Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting\u2063 he may not be the best fit \u200cfor the\u200c role. John LaBombard,\u200d a political insider, noted that Kelly \u200bmight need to develop \u200cmore suitable attributes for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-considering-kristi-noem-as-running-mate-i-think-shes-fantastic\/\" title=\"Trump thinks Kristi Noem would make a fantastic running mate.\">vice\u2062 presidential position<\/a>, specifically in terms of being an effective counter\u2064 to the opposition. Another strategist, Steve Jarding, argued that while Kelly does not fit the traditional \u201cattack dog\u201d profile,\u2064 his demeanor might appeal to voters\u2064 looking for a departure from\u200b aggressive partisan politics.<\/p>\n<p>As speculation continues about Harris&#8217;s selection for <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> amidst her competition with former \u200dPresident Donald Trump \u200cand his running mate,\u200b Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Kelly\u200d has shown a willingness to adopt a\u2064 more aggressive stance in\u2063 his recent political engagements. Despite dodging questions about the vice presidency during a \u2063recent MSNBC appearance, he openly criticized the Trump-Vance \u2063ticket,\u2062 highlighting the stakes of the election. Support for Kelly has emerged from figures like Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who commended him during a television appearance, indicating \u2063that Kelly could\u200b have influential allies\u2064 as\u2064 the \u200ccampaign progresses.  <\/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 strategists worry Kamala Harris&rsquo;s top VP contender would fall short against Vance<\/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_1711113\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Some Democrats are warning Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mark Kelly<\/a> (D-AZ) might not be the ideal pick to be Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s running mate as speculation swirls that the swing-state senator could clinch the coveted role.<\/p>\n<p>John LaBombard, a Washington, D.C., insider who has served as a top aide to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and former Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4801524-kamala-harris-mark-kelly-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Hill<\/em> he&rsquo;s not sure Kelly would be Harris&rsquo;s best-scenario <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My guess is that Sen. Kelly would have some growth to do in that part of the role, at least as compared to Gov. Walz,&rdquo; the Democratic strategist said. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz <\/a>(D-MN) is also rumored to be on the vice presidential short list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The vice presidential candidate really ideally would be somebody who would be comfortable being an attack dog on the other ticket but doing it in a way that&rsquo;s not off-putting to winnable voters,&rdquo; LaBombard added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Steve Jarding, another Democratic strategist and a former adviser to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said Kelly didn&rsquo;t fit into the traditional &ldquo;attack dog&rdquo; mold for vice presidential contenders. However, Jarding believes that could be a benefit for voters turned off by partisan &ldquo;pit bull&rdquo; politics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harris participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of Mark Kelly with his wife Gabrielle Giffords, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whoever Harris picks as her running mate will likely have to face former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s feisty running mate during the vice presidential debate. The firebrand leader of the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3089101\/how-religious-groups-threaten-new-right-nationalist-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Right<\/a>,&rdquo; Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3105162\/vance-attacks-dangerously-liberal-harris-touting-his-family-roots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cutting attacks<\/a> on Harris indicates he&rsquo;s ready to do the same to her No. 2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As rumors grow that Kelly heads the presumed Democratic nominee&rsquo;s vice presidential short list, the battleground state senator has appeared willing to characterize himself as more of the &ldquo;pit bull&rdquo; candidate strategists hope for, ramping up attacks on the Trump-Vance ticket this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3105513\/mark-kelly-dodges-vp-questions-pumps-kamala-harris-credentials-cop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> speaking<\/a> on MSNBC&rsquo;s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> on Wednesday, Kelly was quick to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IDkSU6ZBgnE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>criticize<\/a> the GOP ticket on immigration reform while dodging questions about the vice presidency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t have four more years of Donald Trump, especially with J.D. Vance one heartbeat away from the presidency,&rdquo; the Arizona Democrat said. Earlier this week, Kelly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mjzafUgAOg4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters that Trump had made the world &ldquo;a more dangerous place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly could already have one big supporter in his corner. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a close friend of Harris, praised the battleground senator as &ldquo;out of the world&rdquo; during an MSNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bFx4msF_oqY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appearance<\/a> on Sunday. Booker has <a href=\"https:\/\/lasvegassun.com\/news\/2024\/jul\/27\/live-us-sen-cory-booker-makes-appearance-in-north\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he personally encouraged Biden&rsquo;s heir apparent to make her run for the U.S. Senate back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the charismatic New Jersey Democrat also had glowing words for vice presidential contender Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), Booker appeared to favor &ldquo;one of the greatest champions and heroes in the country,&rdquo; in rousing approval for the Arizonan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Kelly asked by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mkraju<\/a> if he wants the VP job:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been a public servant since even before I was in the Navy. I drove an ambulance when I was in HS&hellip;.This is not about me. But I&#8217;ve always, always when I&#8217;ve had the chance to serve I think that&#8217;s very important to do.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eaEnnxj8Mv\">pic.twitter.com\/eaEnnxj8Mv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alan He (@alanhe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanhe\/status\/1816566079730114685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While Kelly has consistently deflected questions about becoming Harris&rsquo;s running mate, a recent report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/2024-election\/kamala-harris-vp-pick-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>NOTUS<\/em><\/a>  indicates the Arizona senator is the favorite of the Democratic donor class. Additionally, his wife, former Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3104975\/gabby-giffords-wife-vp-contender-mark-kelly-force-herself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shares a friendship\">shares a friendship<\/a> with the vice president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <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_1711113\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1711113\"}});<\/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>Democratic strategists are expressing concerns that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) may not be the best choice for Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate, despite speculation that he could secure the position. John LaBombard, a political insider who has worked with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and former Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, shared his doubts with The Hill, suggesting that Kelly might need to develop certain skills for the role compared to Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), who is also rumored to be a candidate for vice president. LaBombard emphasized that an ideal vice presidential candidate should be able to effectively challenge opponents without alienating potential voters.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Jarding, another Democratic strategist and former adviser to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, noted that Kelly does not fit the typical &#8220;attack dog&#8221; profile expected of vice presidential candidates but suggested this could appeal to voters weary of aggressive partisan politics.<\/p>\n<p>As Harris prepares for her campaign, she will likely face off against former President Donald Trump&#8217;s dynamic running mate during debates; Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has already begun targeting Harris with sharp criticisms and is expected to do the same against her chosen partner.<\/p>\n<p>While rumors about Kelly being a frontrunner grow stronger, he has been positioning himself as more assertive in attacking the Trump-Vance ticket recently\u2014criticizing their stance on immigration reform during an appearance on MSNBC while sidestepping questions about his own ambitions for the vice presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly stated emphatically that another four years under Trump would be unacceptable and described Trump&#8217;s presidency as having made global conditions more perilous.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a close ally of Harris&#8217;s, praised Kelly during an MSNBC segment as &#8220;out of this world,&#8221; indicating strong support from within party ranks; he had previously encouraged Harris\u2019s Senate run in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Despite consistently avoiding direct answers regarding his interest in becoming Harris\u2019s running mate, reports suggest that many Democratic donors favor him for the role due in part to his wife Gabrielle Giffords&#8217;s friendship with Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2316940,"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\/Mark-Kelly-Kamala-Harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36814,32438,36633],"class_list":["post-2316939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-strategists","tag-kamala-harris","tag-vp-contender"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mark-Kelly-Kamala-Harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316939","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}