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.