Vul­ner­a­ble Democ­rats dis­tance from Har­ris amid cru­cial red-state Sen­ate races

Vulnerable Democrats distance from Harris amid crucial red-state Senate races

Two vul­ner­a­ble Sen­ate Democ­rats won’t yet com­mit to cam­paign­ing with pre­sump­tive Demo­c­rat nom­i­nee Vice Pres­i­dent Har­ris as they face re-elec­tion in states won by for­mer Pres­i­dent Trump last cycle.Harris became the like­ly 2024 nom­i­nee after Pres­i­dent Biden dropped out of the race in late July. While most of the Demo­c­rat Par­ty is ral­ly­ing behind Har­ris, Democ­rats in pre­dom­i­nant­ly red states appear more hes­i­tant to jump on board with the new-look ticket.Sen. Sher­rod Brown, D‑Ohio, run­ning in one of the Democ­rats’ most vul­ner­a­ble Sen­ate races of the 2024 cycle, avoid­ed say­ing whether he would cam­paign with Har­ris. “I’ve got my own sched­ule,” Brown told CNN when asked about cam­paign­ing with like­ly nom­i­nee Har­ris. “She’s go …