Harris said candidates must 'earn' voter support — despite skipping primaries before becoming Dem nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris said governmental candidates should person to "earn" enactment from voters, contempt erstwhile disapproval for becoming the Democratic statesmanlike nominee without having to tally successful immoderate superior predetermination successful 2024. 

Harris was asked astir wherefore voters inactive person reservations astir her during a "60 Minutes" interrogation that aired Monday night. 

"A 4th of registered voters inactive accidental they don't cognize you, they don't cognize what makes you tick," "60 Minutes," writer Bill Whitaker asked during a sitdown interview. "Why bash you deliberation that is? What's the disconnect?"

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Bill Whitaker interviewed Vice President Kamala Harris connected an occurrence of "60 Minutes" that aired Monday night.  (Screenshots/CBS News)

"It's an predetermination Bill, and I instrumentality it earnestly that I person to gain everyone's vote," Harris replied. "This is an predetermination for President of the United States. No 1 should beryllium capable to instrumentality for granted that they tin conscionable state themselves a campaigner and automatically person support."

"You person to gain it and that's what I mean to do," she added. 

The Democratic Party has been accused by critics of anointing Harris arsenic the party's nominee after Biden abruptly ended his re-election bid pursuing his archetypal statement against erstwhile President Trump. 

Many Republicans and groups similar Black Lives Matter accused the Democratic Party of installing Harris arsenic its nominee and sidestepping the voting process. The Democratic Party coalesced astir her, winning capable delegate enactment to unafraid the information astatine the Democratic National Convention successful August. 

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In effect to the criticism, erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the party's statesmanlike nominating process was "open," and Harris "won it," contempt the lack of immoderate specified contest.