Former Kansas Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kansas) has endorsed Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election, saying the White House race will “make tough choices for us that will not be easy for anyone.” I will be forced to do so.”
Kassebaum, who served three terms in the Senate, along with two other Republican leaders, former Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Prager and former Federal Circuit Judge Deanel Reese Tacha, endorsed the Democratic nominee in a statement Thursday. expressed.
“No candidate is perfect, and we do not endorse every policy position of any national party or individual candidate,” the trio said in a statement. share with Fox News Digital.
“But we strongly believe we must do our part to build a brighter future. That's why we're voting for Kamala Harris and Kamala Harris.” [Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz] In this election,” they continued. “We believe they are the closest thing to the aspirations of Kansans and reflect our rich history of working together to ‘overcome the odds and rise to the stars.’”
Kassebaum, who served as chairman of the Senate Labor Committee during his last term, has supported Democratic candidates in the past. She supported current Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) during her gubernatorial race.
“I'm a Republican, but I don't always stand with the party,” Kassebaum said in 2018.
Harris' campaign is trying to sway some Republican officials to expand her support base ahead of Election Day.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), a vocal opponent of former President Trump, said in early September that she would vote for Harris. Days later, her father, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, confirmed he would support the vice president in the 2024 White House race.
“In our nation's 248-year history, no one has posed a greater threat to our country than Donald Trump,” he said in a statement. “He used lies and violence to try to steal the last election in order to remain in power after being rejected by voters. He will never be trusted with power again.”
