Aug 12, 2024 - Politics & Policy
Harris' fresh allies
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At least three top Senate Democratic candidates are hopping on the Harris-Walz wave after skipping appearances with President Biden, Axios' Stephen Neukam reports.
Why it matters: Senate Democratic hopefuls had quietly resigned themselves to having to win by overcoming Biden. Now, they see a chance for a boost from the top of the ticket.
- Sen. Tammy Baldwin spoke on stage at a Harris-Walz rally in Wisconsin last week, after not appearing with Biden in the state last month.
- Michigan Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin joined Harris and Walz at an event after not joining Biden for his trip to Michigan last month.
- Sen. Jacky Rosen joined Harris and Walz on stage at their Las Vegas event last week. Rosen and Baldwin spurned a Biden White House invite announcing border executive orders in June.
Between the lines: Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), running perhaps the most difficult race of all incumbents, has not endorsed Harris. He will need to significantly outperform the top of the ticket if he wants to win in November.
- Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has endorsed Harris, but the presidential campaign did not make a stop in increasingly red Ohio. Brown is in a similar bucket as Tester on needing to outperform Harris and Walz.
