Kamala Harris offered to visit Wisconsin in the days before the April 1st election to fill an open seat on the state’s Supreme Court, but Democrats essentially said, ‘No thank you.’
It is further evidence that Ms. Harris remains deeply unpopular, to the point where even her own party recognizes her as a liability among voters.
Democrat officials rebuffed overtures from Harris to appear in the Badger State in the days before the election, in which liberal candidate Susan Crawford would go on to beat conservative Brad Schimel.
Many media entities portrayed the race as a referendum on DOGE Chief Elon Musk’s popularity. In fact, Democrats insisted Kamala stay away because they didn’t want her to “divert attention” from him.
“Tellingly, however, Ms. Harris’s offer to visit Wisconsin was rejected as a potential distraction during early voting, according to people…