Progressives jostle for nat sec jobs under Harris
The liberal activists plan to offer Harris lists of names to consider, but their last such effort with Biden yielded little success.
By Nahal Toosi, Phelim Kine and Joseph Gedeon
08/13/2024 05:00 AM EDT
Progressive national security professionals already are angling for positions in a possible Kamala Harris administration, hoping to steer the White House in a different direction on Israel and other issues after being largely shut out under President Joe Biden.
Some progressive activists plan to draft lists of people Harris could hire at places such as the National Security Council and the Defense Department. Others are polishing their résumés, sketching out policy briefs and mapping their connections to Harris world.
The progressives’ ultimate goal is to influence American foreign policy and national security from the inside. This proved hard to do under Biden, a Democratic moderate who came to the White House with a massive stable of longstanding aides — many of whom could trace their careers back to the Clinton administration. It didn’t help that progressives have relatively few people in their ranks with significant government experience in foreign policy roles.
Their plans, however, are a sign that Harris will face pressure on both policy and personnel from her left flank if she wins.
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