Generally speaking, any candidate on a party ticket would be ecstatic to have a presidential candidate campaign with them.
The only time that is not the case is when that candidate believes the presidential candidate will do more harm than good.
Such is the case of Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).
Not Interested
Brown is in a hotly contested race with Republican Bernie Moreno.
Moreno has turned what was very close to a double-digit deficit to a mere four points, so Brown is right to be worried
Even though Ohio is a true battleground state, it is fairly moderate on both sides of the aisle, and Harris’ extreme left beliefs clearly do not sit well with Brown.
On not appearing with Harris, Brown stated, “I’ve got my own schedule. She’s got her own schedule. I will focus on my race.
“My strategy is perhaps different from hers … talking about the differences on abortion rights and on the minimum wage between Bernie Moreno and me and how I fight every day for the dignity of work.”
He has also announced that he will be skipping the convention, adding, “I often skip conventions.
“My job is to fight for Ohio workers.
“You can talk about the presidential race. That’s your job. … I know that what will matter is people vote for me because I stand up for workers and will continue to fight for workers.”
Moreno is giddy over Harris being in the race instead of Biden, stating, “Oh, it helps me tremendously.
“So maybe Scranton Joe had a little bit of credibility here in Ohio. San Francisco Kamala absolutely does not.”
I honestly did not think that Moreno had a chance in this race but I am starting to get hopeful.
And if he manages to pull this off, I don’t see any way at all that Dems can hold the Senate.