By Rich Lowry
Monday, September 12, 2022
Kamala Harris was on Meet the Press over the weekend and pronounced herself very concerned about the internal threat to
democracy.
Then, there was this exchange:
CHUCK
TODD: I’m curious. When you see the Democratic Party and some parts of the
party funding ads to promote some of these election deniers in primaries,
whether it’s in Michigan, the high-profile race there, Illinois, Colorado, New
Hampshire. It looks like a cynical — you know, a little bit cynical. And the
president went out of his way to say there are good Republicans here. Should
you leave the good Republicans alone in a primary? Is the Democratic Party
making a mistake here by — you know, those people could win if you’re not
careful.
VICE PRES.
KAMALA HARRIS: I mean, listen. I’m not going to tell people how to run their
campaigns, you know? I’ve ran, in terms of statewide office–
CHUCK
TODD: Would you have done this?
VICE PRES.
KAMALA HARRIS: I ran–
CHUCK
TODD: So would you have done this? Is this in your — is this something you’d be
comfortable with?
VICE PRES.
KAMALA HARRIS: I’m not going to tell people how to run their campaigns, Chuck.
I ran for — statewide, for attorney general, reelection — won both times. For
Senate, won that race. And I know that it is best to let a candidate, along
with their advisers, let them make the decision based on what they believe is
in the best interest of their state. I’m not going to tell people what to do
that way.
Obviously, you can’t on the one hand say
that “stop the steal” candidates are a threat to our system of government and
on the other that you are fine with your own party promoting them — in fact,
won’t even say you are the slightest bit uncomfortable with your party
promoting them. This is a partisan racket masquerading as a high-minded defense
of democracy.
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