Iowa Democratic Candidate Rob Sand Declines Endorsements from Former Biden and Harris
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Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand flatly stated that he would not want to have former President Joe Biden or former Vice President Kamala Harris campaign for him.
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Washington ExaminerRob Sand, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Iowa, is not on board with former Vice President Kamala Harris possibly running for the White House in 2028.
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“No thanks,” Sand said when asked about Harris or former President Joe Biden campaigning for him in Iowa. “Let’s move on. We need some new leadership.”
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The Guardian US“Can he even do that right now?” Sand responded when asked by Politico columnist Jonathan Martin whether he would want Biden to campaign for him in Iowa. When asked whether he’d want Harris to campaign for him in Iowa, he said: “No thanks.”
Fox NewsWhen Politico's Jonathan Martin asked Sand if he would want Biden to campaign for him, the candidate said, "No. Can he even do that right now? I'm sorry."
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Sand, expanding on his thoughts, noted to Politico that he is the state auditor of Iowa and running to be governor, so his focus is on his own state and the issues that affect its people and differentiate him from his opponent, Republican Zach Lahn.
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Fox NewsSand, the Iowa auditor of state, is running against Trump-backed Republican Zach Lahn in the state's 2026 gubernatorial race.
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Harris, the former US vice-president who lost the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, has not said whether she would seek another run for president – only saying she has “not made a decision”.
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Washington ExaminerSand is one of the first high-profile Democrats to say publicly that Harris should not run again in 2028. The vice president has signaled she is weighing another run after her unsuccessful 107-day campaign against President Donald Trump.
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Campaign spokespeople for Sand and Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek previously told the Washington Examiner they do not want an endorsement from Harris, nor do they want her to appear at any campaign rallies this cycle.
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The HillJosh Turek says Kamala Harris should not campaign for him Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek on Wednesday shot down the idea of former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigning for him. When pressed by a reporter at a Wednesday event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa about the topic of working with Harris during his campaign, Turek — a state representative and two-time Paralympic basketball gold medalist…
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01 RealClearPolitics America May Elect First Black GOP Gov This Year
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02 Fox News "You don't think Harris should run in 2028?" Martin asked. "Nope," he replied. When Al Sharpton asked Harris in April if she will run again in 2028, she said "I might" and noted that she was "thinking about it."
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03 The Guardian US The Democratic nominee for governor in Iowa bluntly answered a question that scores of national Democrats have thus far refused to respond to.
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04 Washington Examiner He declined to state which Democrat he thought would be best suited to help the party retake the White House and instead focused on his race to flip the Iowa governor’s mansion blue for the first time in two decades.
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05 Politico Iowa’s last Democrat on how he can win in Trump country
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