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But Harris’ protests aside, her presence in Iowa and her aggressive campaign strategy suggest a politician aware of the groundwork that must be laid in order to mount a presidential campaign.
Prior to her Iowa trip, Politico reported that Harris transferred $25,000 to the state parties in the first four states holding presidential nomination contests in 2020: Iowa, South Carolina, Nevada and New Hampshire.
Iowa Democrats who showed up to Harris’ events were keenly aware of her potential role in the race to deny Donald Trump a second term.
“Run for president, Kamala!” one man at her stop in Ankeny yelled, prompting a giggle from Harris.
Other supporters expressed similar enthusiasm for a Harris presidential candidacy.
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\"Watching her on Senate committees she asks really good questions and she gets her answers, and I appreciate that about her,\" Sarah Zigtema of West Des Moines told ABC News, adding \"Also, I’d just love to see her go up against Donald Trump because I think she’d kick his butt.\"
\"I like that she calls out the president for his outright lies and falsehoods,\" said Carter Winton, a 41-year-old tech consultant from Urbandale, Iowa.
Ryan Frank, a junior at the University of Iowa who had an extended conversation with Harris on the topic of fascism after her event on campus, said he followed her closely and could see her as a potential candidate to go up against Trump in 2020.
\"I would say any option is good but I really do love Kamala Harris and I have tons of faith in her. So, if that were in the cards for her, she’d have my vote,\" Frank told ABC News.
\"I think that she is a rising star in the Democratic Party, I think that she definitely has the potential, whether it’s in this next election or possibly the one afterward,\" said Darrell Hagans, a Des Moines-based employee at a software company.
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Rob Hogg, a member of the Iowa state Senate representing Cedar Rapids, told ABC News that he liked Harris, but that it is \"really too early to tell,\" if she is a true presidential contender. Hogg also noted that former Vice President Joe Biden will be in the state next week to campaign with the Democratic nominee for Iowa governor, Fred Hubbell, and congressional candidate Abby Finkenauer.
Whatever decision Harris makes, mingling with supporters in Cedar Rapids she stressed perhaps the most important thing for any prospective presidential contender hoping to make a personal impression with voters.
\"It’s about connecting with each other, and that physical connection,\" Harris told volunteers from Planned Parenthood’s Iowa chapter, \"Because so many people right now don’t feel like they’re being seen. So when you guys are volunteering and you’re out there knocking on doors, it really makes a difference.\"
Harris may have been talking about the election in less than two weeks, but for a Californian barnstorming across Iowa, it’s a sentence that could easily be uttered by a candidate for the highest office in America.
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