{"id":2465912,"date":"2025-07-23T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-daniels-on-2024-loss-harris-would-have-governed-like-lincoln\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T19:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:08:08","slug":"jeff-daniels-on-2024-loss-harris-would-have-governed-like-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-daniels-on-2024-loss-harris-would-have-governed-like-lincoln\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Daniels on 2024 loss: Harris would have governed like Lincoln"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjeff-daniels-on-2024-loss-harris-would-have-governed-like-lincoln%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=2465912&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>Jeff Daniels, known for his role in *Dumb and Dumber*, expressed that the United States missed a historic opportunity by not electing Kamala Harris as president in 2024. He compared her potential leadership to that of Abraham lincoln, suggesting she would have governed with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >similar bipartisan strength<\/a>. daniels referenced Doris Kearns Goodwin&#8217;s book *Team of Rivals*, indicating Harris might have built a Cabinet including figures like former Rep. Liz Cheney, reflecting Lincoln&#8217;s approach of surrounding himself with diverse viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>During her 2024 campaign,harris emphasized bipartisan cooperation and even appeared with Cheney,a prominent Republican critic of Donald Trump. Daniels also criticized the current state of the Republican Party, blaming it for political deterioration and judicial stacking. As a politically engaged actor and supporter of Joe Biden, Daniels frequently shares his views publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, Harris, after her election loss, has kept a low profile but recently marked the anniversary of her presidential campaign with a message of gratitude and encouragement for civic engagement.  <\/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\">Jeff Daniels on 2024 loss: Harris would have governed like Lincoln<\/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_2146668\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Dumb and Dumber<\/em> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3479299\/ozzy-osbourne-prince-of-darkness-dead-at-76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jeff Daniels\">Jeff Daniels<\/a> said the country missed a historic opportunity by not electing former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3478584\/kamala-harris-teases-return-california-white-house-sights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> as president in 2024, comparing her leadership potential to that of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/patriotism-unity\/3461979\/declaration-of-independence-lincoln-coolidge-speeches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Abraham Lincoln\">Abraham Lincoln&rsquo;s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I still think about Kamala, and how I think she would have been a good choice,&rdquo; Daniels told MSNBC&rsquo;s Nicolle Wallace on her podcast, <em>The Best People<\/em>, released Monday. &ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t care what they say, because she would have done what Lincoln did.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3480191\/the-view-torches-trump-obama-treason-accusation-as-dangerous\/\">&lsquo;The View&rsquo; torches Trump for accusing Obama of treason: &#8216;Dangerous&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3480101\/stephen-colbert-petition-late-show-canceled\/\">Over 200K sign petition to keep Stephen Colbert on air<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3479299\/ozzy-osbourne-prince-of-darkness-dead-at-76\/\">Ozzy Osbourne, &lsquo;Prince of Darkness,&rsquo; dies at 76<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Referencing Doris Kearns Goodwin&rsquo;s book<em> Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln<\/em>, Daniels suggested Harris would have built a bipartisan Cabinet &mdash; and even named her hypothetical Secretary of State as former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what Lincoln did &mdash; surrounded himself with the people who would disagree with him,&rdquo; Daniels said. &ldquo;Not the people who would, you know, take a knee and go, &lsquo;Yeah, more tariffs, sir, more.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uwXjFxWZTqQ?si=BBwOpgmUbdA1aJ4l\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>During her 2024 campaign, Harris leaned into that very idea, often appearing with Cheney on the trail and pledging to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet. Cheney, one of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s most vocal conservative critics, lost her Wyoming congressional seat after serving on the Jan. 6 committee.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nowadays-everything-is-political-even-the-weather\/\" title=\"Nowadays, Everything Is Political \u2014 Even The Weather!\">longtime political commentator<\/a> and supporter of former President Joe Biden, did not hold back in his broader criticism of the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the madness of King George, and just the deterioration of the Republican Party,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When [Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)] started stacking the courts 25 years ago, I said it on your show once, they could see it coming &mdash; the new America that is diverse and treats everyone with equality and respect and dignity, you know, kind of like Jesus did,&rdquo; the actor added.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star has often used his platform to speak out about politics. He endorsed Biden in 2020 and narrated a campaign ad aimed at Michigan voters. He also portrayed former FBI Director James Comey in Showtime&rsquo;s political miniseries<em> The Comey Rule<\/em>, solidifying his role as a voice in political discourse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3478584\/kamala-harris-teases-return-california-white-house-sights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DROPOUT: KAMALA HARRIS TEASES A RETURN TO POLITICS WITH CALIFORNIA AND THE WHITE HOUSE IN HER SIGHTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris, who has largely remained out of the spotlight since her election defeat, briefly resurfaced Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1947315568861749523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"with a post on X\">with a post on X<\/a> marking the one-year anniversary of her campaign launch.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One year ago today, I began my campaign for President of the United States,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;Over the 107 days of our race, I had the opportunity and honor to travel our nation and meet with Americans who were fighting for a better future.&hellip; Whether you are attending a protest, calling your representatives, or building community, I want to say: Thank you. 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