REPORT: Harris picks up endorsement from influential lawmaker as support slips

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Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) threw his support behind Sen. Kamala Harris’s Democratic presidential bid on Thursday, in a move that could help the California senator gain momentum as she slips in the polls.

Harris’s campaign also announced that Gallego, who is a veteran and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, would serve as the campaign’s national security chair.

The article goes on to state the following:

“At a time when we are one tweet away from war, Kamala has demonstrated she has the tenacity, toughness, and judgment to restore American global leadership,” Gallego said in a statement. “Her bold plans to provide health care for all and citizenship for Dreamers shows that she’ll be a problem-solving president, and her track record of fighting for immigrants, consumers, veterans, and victims shows us that she truly does work for the people.”

Gallego, who also sits on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, will likely also help Harris target Latino voters in Arizona, which is slated to play a crucial role in 2020.

The congressman is the latest in a slew of lawmakers to endorse Harris. The senator is only second to former Vice President Joe Biden in endorsements, according to FiveThirtyEight. 

However, Harris’s support has dwindled in a number of recent polls. A CNN poll released on Wednesday, for example, showed Harris with 8 percent support, trailing Biden and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

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