When President Joe Biden was deposed from his perch atop the Democratic ticket nearly one month ago, fellow Democrats and the corporate media were swift to take up arms for his endorsed successor, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Despite the rapid convergence behind Harris, though, some Democrats are not as keen on Kamala as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Harris is scheduled to receive her party’s official nomination Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Yet, in six crucial races that may determine the balance of power in the House of Representatives, Democratic candidates are keeping their distance.
Three House Democrats—Reps. Jared Golden of Maine, Josh Harder of California, and Mary Peltola of Alaska—are notable Harris holdouts. So, too, are three Democrats hoping to flip Republican House seat—Lanon Baccam in Iowa,…