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‘Whoever gets elected’: Vulnerable Dem Tester digs in heels on not endorsing Harris
Vulnerable Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is continuing to defend his decision not to endorse in the 2024 presidential race ahead of his tough re-election, but the Democrat's opponent suggests his "record" signals support for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Tester recently revealed that he would not be making an endorsement in the presidential race in order to focus on his re-election, despite being a key player in Harris' recruitment to the Senate.
Tester served as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) from 2015 to 2017, leading the efforts of the campaign arm to elect Democrats to the chamber when Harris first announced her senatorial aspirations. And after Harris launched her California Senate bid, the Los Angeles Times reported in January 2015 that, according to an adviser, Tester was one of the players who encouraged her to run.
Asked again about withholding an endorsement, Tester's response was that he would work with or hold accountable whichever presidential candidate gets elected.
"Unfortunately, my opponent would rather talk about a national race that will be decided by the people of Montana. Whoever gets elected to the U.S. president, I can guarantee you one thing, just like all previous ones, I’ll work with them when they’re doing good things for Montana, and I’ll hold them accountable when they’re not," Tester told MTN News in an interview.
Tester endorsed Harris when she was selected as President Biden's 2020 running mate. "My friend @KamalaHarris is a proven fighter and an excellent pick for Vice President. As VP, I'm confident she will continue to fight for working families across this country. Looking forward to supporting her and @JoeBiden in November," Tester wrote in an August 2020 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Montana Republican nominee and Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, who endorsed former President Trump in the presidential race, suggested that Tester's voting record is his endorsement for Harris.
"Jon Tester votes with Kamala Harris 95% of the time. His voting record is his endorsement of the failed Harris agenda, and every time Montanans needed him to stop the insanity in Washington, he was the deciding vote to further her progressive liberal agenda," a spokesperson for Sheehy for Montana told Fox News Digital....
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I guess Kamala's coat tails don't work in Montana.
