{"id":2654070,"date":"2026-09-03T11:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-close-midterm-races-keep-telling-kamala-harris-to-stay-away-from-their-campaigns\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:53:18","slug":"democrats-in-close-midterm-races-keep-telling-kamala-harris-to-stay-away-from-their-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-in-close-midterm-races-keep-telling-kamala-harris-to-stay-away-from-their-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats in Close Midterm Races Keep Telling Kamala Harris to Stay Away from Their Campaigns"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdemocrats-in-close-midterm-races-keep-telling-kamala-harris-to-stay-away-from-their-campaigns%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=2654070&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>Former Vice President Kamala Harris is increasing her engagement in the 2026 midterm elections by participating in campaign activities across various states. She is scheduled to support Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford&#8217;s gubernatorial campaign in Las Vegas, emphasizing Nevada&#8217;s importance in the 2028 presidential race. Harris has also endorsed specific candidates, such as Rep. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire, and is involved in several House races, including districts in California and Tennessee. While some Democratic candidates welcome her support, others, like Rob Sand in Iowa and Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin, preferred not to have her campaign alongside them, focusing rather on local voter connections. Harris&#8217;s role in the midterms is more active then in previous periods, with her team continuing to fundraise and campaign on behalf of various candidates. her involvement reflects strategic efforts to bolster Democratic campaigns and highlight key states for future elections.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>Former Vice President Kamala Harris is increasing her involvement in the 2026 midterm elections, while Democratic candidates across the country are taking different positions on whether she should campaign for them.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is scheduled to attend a canvass launch next month in Las Vegas with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is running for governor, Ford\u2019s campaign told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/03\/kamala-harris-midterms-democrats-01063010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ford said Harris\u2019 appearance would help highlight Nevada\u2019s importance in future presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs anyone who is interested in 2028 should do, Kamala Harris will be coming through,\u201d Ford said. \u201cWe are a pivotal state in the presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2028 starts right now in 2026,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Harris recently endorsed Rep. Chris Pappas in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>She has also become involved in three House races, including two Democratic-leaning districts in her home state of California and one Republican-held district in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>The increased activity follows a period in which Harris had maintained a relatively limited presence on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democratic candidates have said they do not want Harris to appear with them during the midterm campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said he would not want Harris to campaign alongside him as he runs for governor.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Josh Turek, a Democratic Senate candidate in Iowa, also said he did not want Harris to campaign for him.<\/p>\n<p>In Wisconsin, Rebecca Cooke, the Democratic challenger to Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a Republican, said she did not need Harris to appear in her district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI received 9,000 more votes than Harris in 2024,\u201d Cooke said in a statement. \u201cI don\u2019t need anyone to come and campaign with me in my district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooke said she was focused on building relationships with voters, including voters from both political parties.<\/p>\n<p>A campaign aide said Cooke\u2019s campaign had declined offers from other national Democrats while concentrating on her own message.<\/p>\n<p>Cooke has accepted support from other prominent Democrats. She featured Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont in campaign advertisements during her primary campaign and has accepted endorsements from Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>In Kansas, Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton said he was running a Kansas-centered campaign and described himself as an independent-minded Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving somebody from California come in and try to tell Kansans who they should vote for is a pretty bad idea,\u201d Hamilton said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has not endorsed Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton is running in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.<\/p>\n<p>In Alaska, Harris\u2019 team sent a fundraising  on behalf of former Rep. Mary Peltola before the state\u2019s primary election. A Peltola spokesperson later told an Alaska television station that Peltola was not seeking endorsements from politicians from the lower 48 states.<\/p>\n<p>Other Democratic campaigns have not said publicly how involved they want Harris to be. Campaign representatives for candidates in Michigan, Maine, and North Carolina declined to comment to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019 support has been welcomed by some Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff\u2019s campaign said he was grateful for her help and would welcome her to campaign in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In Massachusetts, former Biden White House aide Dan Koh ran with endorsements from Harris and former President Joe Biden during his successful House primary campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Harris spokesman Eduardo Negr\u00f3n said Harris would continue raising money and traveling on behalf of candidates in races where she could assist them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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