Kamala Harris Campaigns with Val Demings

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) campaigned with Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL-13) in South Florida earlier this week in an attempt to bolster Demings’ chances of unseating Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in this November’s election.

Both Demings and Harris were one-time finalists for the vice president pick after then-candidate Joe Biden achieved the Democrat presidential nomination in 2020. The job eventually went to Harris, but Demings made a name for herself among Florida Democrats.

Many polls and projections are saying Florida is a solidly red state and unseating Rubio is a tall order, but Demings has said she still feels Florida is a swing state.

“We are living in some strange times, we’re living in some unbelievable times, we’re living in some difficult times, and we’re living in some crazy times,” Demings said. “But I didn’t come tonight to just bring you bad news. I came tonight to bring you some good news, too: I’m running for the United States Senate and, doggone it, I am going to win.”