Fmr. Communications Director for Kamala Harris: ‘There Is an Appetite for Kamala Harris to Run’

ALCINDOR And Ashley I ░░░░░░░░ to play some sound ░░░░░░░░ you of Vice President ░░░░░░░░ She talked about the ░░░░░░░░ that she might run ░░░░░░░░ president again Take a ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts KUENSSBERG Have ░░░░░░░░ made a decision yet ░░░░░░░░ No I have not ░░░░░░░░ am not done I ░░░░░░░░ lived my entire career ░░░░░░░░ life of service And ░░░░░░░░ s in my bones ░░░░░░░░ there are many ways ░░░░░░░░ serve Clip ends ALCINDOR ░░░░░░░░ said that a woman ░░░░░░░░ be elected in the ░░░░░░░░ of her grandnieces And ░░░░░░░░ said that possibly could ░░░░░░░░ her Do you think ░░░░░░░░ that there s an ░░░░░░░░ within the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ see the Vice President ░░░░░░░░ again ETIENNE I definitely ░░░░░░░░ there is I think ░░░░░░░░ I mean remember 73 ░░░░░░░░ people voted plus voted ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris More people ░░░░░░░░ for her than any ░░░░░░░░ Democrat in the history ░░░░░░░░ our nation So there ░░░░░░░░ an appetite for Kamala ░░░░░░░░ to run but I ░░░░░░░░ say I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ by this notion but ░░░░░░░░ do think what happens ░░░░░░░░ this announcement is going ░░░░░░░░ be very important to ░░░░░░░░ for her how she ░░░░░░░░ to position herself Because ░░░░░░░░ look at potential competitors ░░░░░░░░ Gavin Newsom is positioning ░░░░░░░░ incredibly well to run ░░░░░░░░ president He s activating ░░░░░░░░ base He s turning ░░░░░░░░ mirror on Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ some some fun with ░░░░░░░░ He s taking him ░░░░░░░░ task in the courts ░░░░░░░░ redistricting through legislation So ░░░░░░░░ s doing an all ░░░░░░░░ assault on Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a way that is ░░░░░░░░ the base and igniting ░░░░░░░░ level of excitement behind ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party as a ░░░░░░░░ So she s got ░░░░░░░░ figure out how can ░░░░░░░░ compete with that ALCINDOR ░░░░░░░░ also wanted to ask ░░░░░░░░ though because I talked ░░░░░░░░ my Harris sources and ░░░░░░░░ echo that They say ░░░░░░░░ she could run again ░░░░░░░░ then I think she ░░░░░░░░ every single battleground state ░░░░░░░░ the popular vote to ░░░░░░░░ Trump I wonder how ░░░░░░░░ are talking about that ░░░░░░░░ how much she would ░░░░░░░░ to sort of navigate ░░░░░░░░ if she were to ░░░░░░░░ again ETIENNE Well I ░░░░░░░░ here s the reality ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party is facing ░░░░░░░░ three alarm fire We ░░░░░░░░ got the crises of ░░░░░░░░ crises that we re ░░░░░░░░ who are we What ░░░░░░░░ we represent There s ░░░░░░░░ questions around that We ░░░░░░░░ got a consistent bleeding ░░░░░░░░ support from our base ░░░░░░░░ 2012 You ve got ░░░░░░░░ trust gap that is ░░░░░░░░ between the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ many of its base ░░░░░░░░ over the past 10 ░░░░░░░░ years So the party ░░░░░░░░ and it s got ░░░░░░░░ aging infrastructure The party ░░░░░░░░ has problems that it ░░░░░░░░ to address separate and ░░░░░░░░ from who s going ░░░░░░░░ be at the top ░░░░░░░░ the ticket in order ░░░░░░░░ win those battleground states ░░░░░░░░ ve got to stop ░░░░░░░░ in the Beltside game ░░░░░░░░ the Beltway game We ░░░░░░░░ got to get out ░░░░░░░░ these states start reinvesting ░░░░░░░░ our infrastructure on the ░░░░░░░░ building it up from ░░░░░░░░ ground not just in ░░░░░░░░ battleground states but even ░░░░░░░░ the battleground states and ░░░░░░░░ playing in new areas ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ itself needs to do ░░░░░░░░ lot of work separate ░░░░░░░░ who s going to ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ ticket.”