Democrats optimistic Harris can boost party’s chances in New York races
By
Ross O'Keefe
August 2, 2024 1:12 pm
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New York Democrats are enthusiastic that the wave of support for Vice President Kamala Harris’s recently announced candidacy can boost House and other down-ballot races in the state.
And if they are boosted, it could greatly contribute to Democrats flipping the House in their favor after Republicans used new seats in the state to do the same for them in 2022.
There has already been some indication that Harris will help in those races. The campaign received a monumental fundraising influx (more than $310 million in July) with her entry into the presidential election.
“Now certainly with a candidate like Kamala Harris, it’s created a boatload of enthusiasm,” Manhattan Democratic Chairman Keith Wright told Politico.
And it could change Democrats’ fate in the state, which is projected to be blue in the general election but has many battleground congressional districts.
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