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Kamala Harris Says GOP Is 'Cheating' Ahead of Midterms, Vows to 'Stop the Madness'
ReKamala Harris Says GOP Is 'Cheating' Ahead of Midterms, Vows to 'Stop the Madness'
Former Vice President Kamala Harris accused Republicans of cheating and redrawing district lines to suppress voters, saying she is working full-time to help Democrats win back Congress in the midterms. She also said she has not decided on a 2028 run.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris accused Republicans of cheating ahead of the midterm elections and said she is devoting her full attention to helping Democrats win back Congress, in an interview released Thursday.
Speaking on former women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe's podcast, «What Are You Like?», Harris said the midterms are occupying her thoughts and work «full-time.» She claimed Republicans are «redrawing lines» and making it harder for people to vote because they fear «the power of the people.»
«We have to win these midterms,» Harris said. «These — these folks are cheating. They're redrawing lines. They're trying to make it more difficult for people to vote so they won't vote because they are afraid of the power of the people.»
She added that she is working to help «restore some balance in our government» by winning back the House and Senate, so that Democrats can «stop the madness.»
Rapinoe asked Harris what brought her back into political and public life. Harris replied that she does not know how to live without serving. «I don't know how to live and not serve. I honestly don't,» she said. «It's something I've come to terms with.»
Harris said she wants to restore «some sense of sanity» and a functioning government. The interview also touched on her political future. Asked whether she had decided about running in 2028, Harris said she has not. «From my perspective, '28 doesn't matter if we don't win '26,» she said.
The former vice president said last week in an interview with MS NOW's Peter Alexander that she even supports Democrats who do not want her on the campaign trail with them, because they need to do whatever it takes to win. «Listen, Peter, we need to win, OK? Bottom line, we need to win,» Harris said. She noted she has run locally, statewide and nationally, and said candidates know what they need to do to win. «I look forward to being on the trail and helping folks where I can be helpful, but we have got to put a check on this lawless administration and deliver what Americans need and deserve. Lower costs, affordable healthcare, affordable childcare, you name it. So, I support them in doing whatever they need to do to win.»
The Republican National Committee pushed back on Harris's claims. Ally Triolo, RNC election integrity communications director, told Fox News Digital in a statement: «If Kamala Harris is upset Republicans are going after the illegals and fraudsters trying to vote, it makes you wonder if she's taking crazy pills again. Voter ID and proof of citizenship are common sense, but Democrats can't win elections without cheating the system.»
The exchange comes as both parties gear up for midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. Harris has been active in Democratic politics since leaving office, backing changes to the Supreme Court and the Electoral College ahead of a possible 2028 campaign.
During the podcast, Rapinoe also discussed her experience as a female athlete, saying she went through «the most historic time in women's sports» during the prime of her career. She said the progress led to «a pretty significant regression in terms of just equal rights and people's rights in general,» and that the two are tied. «It was for the longest time, you know, don't talk about women's issues,» Rapinoe said. «And then we did it, and all women's sports sort of did it. And then it was like, 'OK, we're just going to do something else.' And I always just felt like they're not going to let us just win.»
Harris's comments are the latest sign that she intends to remain a central figure in Democratic politics as the party fights to regain majorities in the House and Senate. Her focus on voting rights and election rules echoes a broader Democratic push against Republican-led redistricting and voting law changes in several states.
