Republican President Gerald Ford’s daughter endorses Kamala Harris
- Susan Ford Bales admits she disagrees with Harris on ‘some policy issues’
The only daughter of former Republican President Gerald Ford has endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Susan Ford Bales is a registered Republican and admitted she would “probably disagree on certain policy issues” pressed by the vice president.
But ultimately, she believed that Harris’ “integrity and commitment to the same principles that guided my father led me to the conclusion” that she should be in the White House because of Donald Trump.
“She recognizes the good and greatness in our country,” Ford Bales said.
“I know she will defend the rule of law and our Constitution. And I know she will work to bring all Americans together to move us beyond partisanship.
“That’s what America deserves from our president.”
Susan Ford Bales, daughter of the late Republican President Gerald Ford, is endorsing Kamala Harris for president
Her endorsement is a major victory for Harris in one of the seven battleground states.
Ford was Michigan’s only president and was sent to the White House when Richard Nixon resigned in 1973 in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
“When my father, Gerald Ford, was sworn in as America’s 38th President, the nation needed a serious, compassionate and honorable leader who had the courage to do what was right and always defend our Constitution,” Ford Bales added to it. in her statement.
“His commitment to those values helped guide our country through a turbulent time and restore Americans’ faith in our democracy.”
Susan Ford Bales stands far left behind her parents, President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, at the White House in June 1975
President Gerald Ford with daughter Susan and their dog outside the White House
Susan Ford Bales speaks at the U.S. Capitol during the dedication ceremony of her father’s statue in May 2011. Behind her are then-Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
Her endorsement comes as the vice president returns to Michigan on Monday, where she is courting moderate Republicans and Independent voters this week with a series of events alongside Republican former Congresswoman Liz Cheney.
Earlier on Monday, Harris and Cheney had a discussion moderated by Republican strategist Sarah Longwell in suburban Chester County, PA, where Cheney spoke about Harris defending the Constitution and giving her closing argument for crossing the aisle for vice president.
“I think in this election, and especially here in Pennsylvania, we have an opportunity to tell the whole world who we are, and we have an opportunity to say we’re going to reject cruelty, we’re going to reject the kind of cruelty.” of the vitriol we’ve seen from Donald Trump,” Cheney said.
“We’re going to reject the misogyny we’ve seen in Donald Trump and JD Vance,” she added.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Monday in a moderate conversation with former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney in Pennsylvania. Harris and Cheney hold events in battleground states while the vice president deals with Republican and Independent moderate judges
In Michigan, Harris will speak to voters in Oakland, County in another conversation with Cheney as she continues her efforts to influence voters.
The vice president and former congresswoman are targeting Republican voters who cast their votes for Nikki Haley as part of their outreach efforts.
More than 300,000 voters in Michigan chose Haley over Trump in the Republican presidential primaries. The Democrats are trying to persuade them to expand their coalition before November.