{"id":2490164,"date":"2025-09-23T15:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kamala-harris-squirms-when-put-on-the-spot-with-mamdani-question\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:47:46","slug":"watch-kamala-harris-squirms-when-put-on-the-spot-with-mamdani-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kamala-harris-squirms-when-put-on-the-spot-with-mamdani-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Kamala Harris Squirms When Put on the Spot with Mamdani Question"},"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\">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%2Fwatch-kamala-harris-squirms-when-put-on-the-spot-with-mamdani-question%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=2490164&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>This article discusses a recent interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Rachel Maddow Show,&#8221; where she gave a notably cautious and lukewarm endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, the openly socialist Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. Harris appeared on the show to promote her new book, &#8220;107 Days,&#8221; which recounts her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-set-back-chance-for-woman-president-top-democrat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala ... set back chance for woman president: Top Democrat ... Washington Examiner\">unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign<\/a>. During the interview, Maddow highlighted a &#8220;stars project&#8221; initiated by Harris to identify emerging talent within the Democratic Party, mentioning Mamdani as a rising star.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being asked directly, Harris gave a reserved response to Mamdani&#8217;s candidacy, expressing support for the Democratic nominee but without enthusiasm. she also emphasized that Mamdani was not the only promising candidate, listing others instead, signaling a lack of full endorsement. The article suggests Harris&#8217;s hesitation reflects broader discomfort among establishment Democrats and their donors about Mamdani&#8217;s socialist views and unpredictability. It hints that Harris&#8217;s careful stance also indicates she wishes to maintain support from customary party backers for her own future political ambitions,despite having burned bridges within the party during her campaign. Harris&#8217;s interview reveals tensions within the Democratic Party between its establishment and its more progressive, left-wing elements.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rarely does an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris produced anything resembling insight.<\/p>\n<p>Monday on MSNBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Rachel Maddow Show,&rdquo; however, Harris gave viewers a revealing glimpse into the current state of the Democratic Party, particularly as it pertains to Zohran Mamdani, the party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shameless-nyt-claims-self-described-socialist-nyc-mayoral-frontrunner-mamdani-not-actually-socialist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">openly socialist<\/a> New York City mayoral nominee.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-accuses-kamala-harris-inciting-violence-new-msnbc-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vice president<\/a> issued an equivocation-filled, tepid-at-best endorsement of Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Harris appeared on the show to discuss her new book, &ldquo;107 Days,&rdquo; which chronicles her failed 2024 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Mamdani-related segment began when host Rachel Maddow referred to a curious &ldquo;project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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identifying up-and-coming talent in the Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Harris personally met and chatted with this &ldquo;up-and-coming talent.&rdquo; As Maddow described it, the former vice president behaved as a kind of mentor.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, if Democratic candidates begin spewing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-obama-advisor-david-axelrod-sounds-alarm-kamala-harriss-town-hall-performance-word-salad-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">word salads<\/a> and cackling uncontrollably at inappropriate times, we will know why.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the video&rsquo;s first 30 seconds or so, Harris smiled and nodded along as Maddow talked about the &ldquo;stars project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, the smiling and nodding abruptly stopped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Arguably the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-brought-me-peace-from-fighting-drug-addiction-and-death-to-fighting-in-the-ufc\/\" title=\"\u2018God Brought Me Peace\u2019: From Fighting Drug Addiction And Death, To Fighting In The UFC\">fastest rising star<\/a> right now in Democratic politics is Zohran Mamdani,&rdquo; Maddow said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris said nothing. Nor did her countenance change.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who is going to be elected mayor of New York City,&rdquo; the host continued, &ldquo;and probably in a landslide, if the polls are anything to go by.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hmm,&rdquo; the former vice president replied, an expression barely distinguishable from a grunt.<\/p>\n<p>Maddow then noted that &ldquo;lots of mainline Democrats&rdquo; have shied away from endorsing the New York socialist. The host asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-reveals-1st-choice-vp-says-big-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> for her take, both on Mamdani and on &ldquo;mainline Democrats&#8217;&rdquo; shyness about his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look,&rdquo; the former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vice president began<\/a>, &ldquo;as far as I&rsquo;m concerned he&rsquo;s the Democratic nominee, and he should be supported.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris spoke those words with all the enthusiasm of a patient prepping for a colonoscopy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you endorse his candidacy?&rdquo; Maddow asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I support the Democrat in the race. Sure,&rdquo; the former vice president replied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But let me just say this,&rdquo; Harris continued. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s not the only star.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She then rattled off a few other names of Democratic mayoral candidates across the country. But the message was unmistakable: Establishment Democrats such as Harris do not like Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wwt7hMaNaBQ?si=wXrDJ76Fzg6wvfWD\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One may draw two conclusions from Harris&rsquo; comments about her party&rsquo;s New York City mayoral candidate.<\/p>\n<p>First, establishment Democrats and the donors who fund them remain unsure if they can control Mamdani. All Democrats, of course, eventually fall in line with the machine. And we know the names of the ones who do not: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, two former Democrats so alienated by that radical party that they joined President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign and subsequent administration. That&rsquo;s it; that&rsquo;s the list.<\/p>\n<p>Second, Harris&rsquo; reluctance to endorse Mamdani suggests that she still wants money from said donors. And that suggests that she envisions a political future for herself.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that also comes across as strange, for in her book the former vice president burned many bridges.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Harris could not have looked more uncomfortable if she tried. 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