El-Sayed Welcomes Kamala Harris as Others Keep Away

New York Times: “Democratic candidates, wary of campaigning with someone tied to the unpopular Biden administration, have not rushed to take Ms. Harris up on the offer. In recent weeks, Senate candidates in Alaska, Iowa and Kansas — states without large Black populations — have pre-emptively and publicly uninvited her from campaigning with them.”

“Several Democrats mentioned in the Harris donor document as candidates who could use her help do not appear eager, either. Aides to James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominees for the Senate and governor in Texas, as well as to Gov. Katie Hobbs in Arizona, told The Times that they did not want Ms. Harris to come.”

“But on Tuesday, Ms. Harris is set to make her first major campaign stop of the midterms, appearing in Michigan alongside Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic nominee for the Senate.”