Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswami warned Friday night that Republicans could get “distracted by the Democrats' shenanigans” and forget about getting their own message across in November.
Ramaswami appeared on Fox News' “The Ingraham Angle” on Friday to discuss the endorsements of Vice President Harris from former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Ramaswami if he thought the endorsements would benefit Harris, to which Ramaswami concluded that it wouldn't change anything. (Related story: 'Just be quiet': Strategist says Republicans calling for Biden to resign may be making big election mistake)
“Look, I don't think it's going to help, Laura, but here's the real reality on our side: Kamala Harris is not a threat to us,” Ramaswamy said. “Remember, forget about Republicans, Democrats never wanted her anywhere near the White House. She got zero delegates and didn't even make the Iowa caucuses.”
“I ran for politics for the first time at age 37 and won more United States presidential delegates than Kamala Harris,” Ramaswami said.
Ramaswami went on to point out that Harris is creating a “risk” by allowing the Republican Party to become “distracted” and “forget” to “get on message.”
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“But she actually poses a risk to us in another way, which is that we will get distracted by the Democratic shenanigans and forget to get our own message across about who we are and what we stand for,” Ramaswami said.
“I think that's the big risk with Kamala – not because she's attractive, but because this whole drama, and sometimes poorly acted version of it, is a distraction. And I'm concerned about that distraction,” Ramaswami concluded.
Ms Harris shared a video on her Twitter account revealing the call with the Obamas, in which they praised the vice president and expressed their support for her as the party's new presidential candidate.
“Michelle and I called to let you know we couldn't be more proud to support you and that we're going to do everything in our power to help you win this election and get into the Oval Office,” President Obama said.
It's worth noting that President Obama did not immediately endorse his vice president after Biden gave up his reelection bid on Sunday, but the endorsements from the two political leaders came later. ModerateAt the Democratic National Convention in August, President Obama wrote that he was confident Democratic leaders would “create a process that will produce outstanding candidates.”
But despite Obama's declining approval ratings at the time, Democratic lawmakers and figures such as former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former president Bill Clinton Publicly supported Harris is seen as the leading candidate to succeed him.
Harris garnered more than 3,000 delegates on Tuesday, securing the number needed to become provisional president, according to the Associated Press.
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