Thursday, August 22, 2024

Harris Super PAC Founder Issued This Stern Warning for Democrats
Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

A founder of a super PAC supporting Kamala Harris is firing off warning flares as the 2024 election enters its final stages: the polling is way too optimistic for the vice president. Chauncey McLean of Future Forward is reminding Democrats that this race is close, and the polling for Harris is anything but “rosy” (via Reuters 

The founder of the main outside spending group backing Kamala Harris' presidential bid says their own opinion polling is less "rosy" than public polls suggest and warned that Democrats face much closer races in key states. 

Chauncey McLean, president of Future Forward, a super political action committee, or super PAC, that has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to back Harris in the Nov. 5 election, spoke on Monday during an event hosted by the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. […]

Texas Democrats in Disarray As Colin Allred Waivers on Support for Harris
Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet

Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) is set to address a Texas delegation breakfast at the DNC later this week, but his tepid support for Vice President Kamala Harris looks to put him and potentially Democrats as a whole in disarray. This comes as Allred faces Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the November election, with his campaign strategies being criticized as the DNC takes place.

The Quorum Report regarded Allred's appearance at the DNC as a "low-key" one and mentioned complaints about the congressman being "weak and timid." Such a piece also highlighted how he wanted to distance himself from Harris. 

Then there's an article from the Houston Chronicle, not exactly a bastion of conservatism, "Colin Allred is a Democrat, but he hopes you can forgive that." The subheadline also notes that "The Texas congressman and Democratic Senate hopeful is raising eyebrows after keeping his fellow Democrats at arms-length in a tight race against Ted Cruz."

The piece begins in a way that's not exactly favorable to either candidate, though it really seems to hit Allred on his campaign: Read more, see Xs and video here.