US Vice President and Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harriswas open on Thursday to having a republican in his possible Administration in case of winning the elections of November 5.
“I think it would be beneficial to the American public to have a member of my Cabinet who was a Republican,” he told CNN in his first interview since the president took office. Joe Bidenannounced on July 21 his withdrawal from the race to the re-election and named her as his successor candidate.
The Democrat Barack Obama set a precedent by reaching the White House and keep Robert Gates, who had worked in the Republican administration, in office as Secretary of Defense for two years. George W. Bush (2001-2009).
Harris specified that there are 68 days left until those elections, so she does not intend to “put the cart before the horse” with that statement.
“But I think I would. I think it’s really important. I’ve spent my career inviting diversity of opinions. I think it’s important that when some of the most important decisions are made, there are people at the table who have different viewpoints and different experiences,” she added.
CNN will broadcast the full interview with her and her vice presidential hopeful on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. local time. Tim Walzand in the advance excerpt Harris said he had no one in mind for that possible position.
The Democratic candidate has been leading in voting intentions for weeks. According to the average of polls prepared by the website FiveThirtyEight, she is ahead of the Republican candidate, the former president. Donald Trump (2017-2021), by 3.4 points, up to a percentage of 47.1 percent.