After Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, a left-leaning group that ranks senators by ideology memory-holed its finding that Harris was the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate.
But the conservative CPAC Foundation also ranks members of Congress — and now governors — and its rankings cast light on the extremity of Harris’ rumored running mate picks.
Most of the prospective VPs are current governors, and of those, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was the most far-Left. He signed legislation giving illegal immigrants drivers licenses, and making the state a sanctuary state for child sex changes. He established a DEI council as his first executive order and allowed legal liability for counselors who don’t “affirm” a transgender child, and grew the state budget by 42%, CPAC said.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was the second-most extreme, with a score of 14.6%. His score was docked for promoting DEI in state government, funding sanctuary cities, and pledging to block legislation restricting mail-in voting. He got a boost for his support of Israel, but took a hit for growing the state’s budget at twice the rate of inflation.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is the most moderate of the picks, with a CPAC score of 15%. But that’s not saying much: He vetoed bills passed by the conservative state’s legislature, including those restricting gender surgery on minors and men participating in women’s sports. He grew the state’s budget by 49% since taking office, and undermined voter ID and ballot security, CPAC said.
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, another rumored VP pick, has a lifetime score that places him among the more moderate wing of Democrats — though he has veered Left recently, with a score of 0% in 2023.
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By CPAC’s tally, Harris had one of the further-Left records in the Senate with a 4.45% lifetime conservative score.
CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp said in a statement that “Kamala Harris (CPAC Lifetime 4.45%) is the most radically left Democrat Party nominee possible, even when compared with President Joe Biden (CPAC Lifetime 12.57%) and President Barack Obama (CPAC Lifetime 7.57%). Now Kamala Harris is planning to choose a running mate equally Marxist who encourages an open border and illegal voting.”
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