Senator Kamala Harris warned Monday, as she campaigned in New Hampshire, that that Russia is likely to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
The Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committee member said that the public should be worried about voter manipulation, as well as 'classic' voter suppression tactics.
'Let's get ready,' the Democratic presidential candidate said of potential election meddling by Russia in next year's race. 'Let's get ready for that.'
Senator Kamala Harris warned Monday, as she campaigned in New Hampshire, that that Russia is likely to interfere in the 2020 presidential election
On her first trip to New Hampshire as a candidate for her party's nomination, Harris proudly declared her support for the ultra-progressive Green New Deal, but characterized it as a 'goal' rather that set of specific policies that she'd seek to implement.
She did not shy away from taking on Donald Trump directly, calling his border wall a 'vanity project' before a crowd of a thousand when the topic of immigration came up.
Harris also endorsed a national movement to make Election Day a federal holiday and offered her support to a local proposition to recycle Columbus Day and make it a holiday for indigenous peoples.
Her town hall hit capacity with an estimated 1,000 people inside and 500 people still waiting in line amid a storm in New England that doubled transit times and blanketed attendee with snow, many of whom waited an hour or more in the cold to see her.
Competitor Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota senator, was making her first pitch to New Hampshire voters elsewhere in the state. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker had just finished his first swing through the state as a candidate earlier in the day.
'I plan on spending time in New Hampshire. I plan on competing in New Hampshire. I plan on doing very well in New Hampshire,' Harris said of her ambition to win the state that historically holds first presidential primary. 'That is my intention.'
A former attorney general of California, Harris said she would put her background as a prosecutor to work over the next year as she campaigns for the Democratic nomination.
'I plan on prosecuting the case against people who do not tell the truth,' she said in a slap at Trump and Republicans. 'In that case, we'll be successful prosecuting, because there's a lot of evidence of injustice, and a lack of truth, and a lack of commitment to
