With the midterms looming in November 2026, Democrats are now faced with the dilemma of which party leaders should be invited to join their campaigns in the race. Among those who could make appearances with the local candidates are the former vice president Kamala Harris, Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, and the former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. But their appeal is far from universal in the country, with certain campaigns taking care to choose only certain national personalities with whom they associate.
According to a report published in USA TODAY by its White House correspondent Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy on October 11, there is an ongoing struggle among candidates in tight races to balance the benefit of having a famous endorsement and the danger of bringing their national politics into local contests.
