{"id":2331049,"date":"2024-08-26T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-steps-up-lawmaker-outreach-democrats-say-biden-neglected-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T13:39:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:39:05","slug":"harris-steps-up-lawmaker-outreach-democrats-say-biden-neglected-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-steps-up-lawmaker-outreach-democrats-say-biden-neglected-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris steps up lawmaker outreach Democrats say Biden neglected &#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\">24<\/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%2Fharris-steps-up-lawmaker-outreach-democrats-say-biden-neglected-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=2331049&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\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the improved \u2064outreach efforts by Vice President\u2063 Kamala Harris \u2063towards House Democrats, especially\u200d in contrast to the perceived lack of engagement from President Joe Biden. With Biden having dropped\u200d his reelection bid, Democratic \u200blawmakers report a significant increase in enthusiasm to support Harris&#8217;s campaign for the presidency, describing a \u200d&#8221;night and day&#8221; difference. Some members, like Rep. Jimmy \u2062Gomez, have expressed that they\u200b were not involved in Biden&#8217;s campaign but \u200care eager to support Harris. Others, such as Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, noted that Biden&#8217;s team had issues \u200dwith inclusivity, which Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-glenn-youngkin-pledges-to-help-return-common-sense-to-the-classroom\/\" title=\"GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin pledges to help \u2018return common sense to the classroom\u2019\">campaign appears<\/a> to\u2063 be addressing effectively. Harris \u2062is working quickly to build \u200da coalition in her abbreviated campaign by engaging disillusioned lawmakers, highlighting her proactive approach \u2063in contrast to Biden&#8217;s strategy. The Harris campaign has conducted surveys to identify\u2063 lawmakers willing to serve as surrogates, \u2064resulting in heightened interest and support from the Democratic House members.  <\/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\">Harris steps up lawmaker outreach Democrats say Biden neglected<\/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_1711083\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats<\/a> say Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is doing a better job than President Joe Biden when it comes to forging ties with lawmakers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Before he dropped his bid for reelection, many Democrats worried Biden&rsquo;s campaign was doomed for failure and were reluctant to stump for him on the campaign trail. Following Harris&rsquo;s swift ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden dropped his bid and endorsed her as the party&rsquo;s <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\">presidential candidate<\/a>, Democratic House lawmakers said there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;night and day&rdquo; difference in enthusiasm for performing as campaign surrogates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris<\/a>, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/25\/kamala-harris-campaign-biden-house-surrogates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from <em>Axios<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t a Biden campaign surrogate because I wasn&rsquo;t asked &hellip; But Kamala, it&rsquo;s a different story,&rdquo; Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) claimed, &ldquo;The Biden team had an issue of many members not feeling included and is attempting to address the issue of including more people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) in Sacramento, California, on Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harris faces an abbreviated campaign because of her late entrance into the 2024 election cycle but she has raced to build a winning Democratic coalition. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The left-leaning New Democrat Coalition has been a key part of the Harris campaign&rsquo;s efforts to make inroads in the lower chamber and mold lawmakers, who were disillusioned with Biden&rsquo;s campaign, into enthusiastic voices for her candidacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH), who heads the group, said the Harris campaign tapped the organization to poll nearly 100 Democratic members in the House to determine which lawmakers would be willing to serve as campaign surrogates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers surveyed indicated that the outreach from the Harris campaign is a welcome departure from the Biden playbook and expressed increased enthusiasm for stumping for 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>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH), right, and Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) welcome 17 newly-elected members of the New Democrat Coalition as Kuster assumes the chairmanship for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve asked what our interest level is in a way I haven&rsquo;t been asked previously,&rdquo; Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) noted. &ldquo;Often, it&rsquo;s the people who really want to go do it who say something. This time, they&rsquo;re approaching everyone.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As chairwoman of the New Democrat Coalition, Kuster indicated Democratic interest in performing as Biden surrogates hit a low before his campaign exit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats need to gain four seats to capture the majority in the lower chamber. Biden&rsquo;s dismal pollings following his first presidential debate depressed some vulnerable House Democrats in tight battles to keep their seats. Far from offering their services to the Biden campaign, many lawmakers called on the president to drop his bid for a second term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But there&rsquo;s been a marked shift over a month into Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) said the Harris campaign now has &ldquo;more interested surrogates than they know what to do with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1711083\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1711083\"}});<\/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>Harris Enhances Engagement with Lawmakers, Democrats Claim Biden Lacked Effort<\/p>\n<p>Democrats assert that Vice President Kamala Harris is more effective than President Joe Biden in building relationships with lawmakers. Prior to his withdrawal from the reelection race, numerous Democrats expressed concerns about the viability of Biden&#8217;s campaign and hesitated to support him publicly. After Harris quickly rose to become the Democratic frontrunner following Biden&#8217;s endorsement of her candidacy, House Democrats noted a significant increase in enthusiasm for campaigning on her behalf compared to their previous reluctance regarding Biden. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) remarked that he wasn&#8217;t involved as a surrogate for Biden because he wasn&#8217;t approached, but things are different with Harris. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) pointed out that many members felt excluded by the Biden team and suggested they are now working to be more inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Despite entering the 2024 election cycle later than others, Harris is actively working to create a strong Democratic coalition. The New Democrat Coalition has played an essential role in her campaign efforts by engaging disillusioned lawmakers and encouraging them to support her candidacy enthusiastically.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH), who leads this coalition, mentioned that they conducted polls among nearly 100 House Democrats to identify those willing to act as campaign surrogates for Harris. The feedback indicated that this outreach was refreshing compared to past experiences under Biden\u2019s campaign strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) noted that this time around, everyone is being approached about their interest level rather than just those eager volunteers typically stepping forward.<\/p>\n<p>Kuster also highlighted how interest among Democrats in supporting Biden had dwindled before his exit from the race; many were even urging him not to run again due to poor polling results affecting vulnerable House members&#8217; campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>However, since Harris launched her presidential bid over a month ago, there has been a noticeable change in sentiment among lawmakers; Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) stated there are now &#8220;more interested surrogates than they know what to do with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2331050,"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\/08\/Kamala.--scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,4021,39308],"class_list":["post-2331049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-harris","tag-lawmaker-outreach"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala.--scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331049","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=2331049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}