Harris backs Supreme Court expansion and Electoral College changes if Democrats win Congress

Right · 2Former Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview on Tuesday 13 October that she believes the Supreme Court should be expanded, and that Democrats should push for changes to the Electoral College. 1 2 Right · 2Speaking on Keke Palmer's "Baby, This is Keke Palmer" podcast about what Democrats could do by winning back the House and the Senate, Harris said: "We need more justices on the Supreme Court so that we can have a court that actually reinforces the spirit and principles behind the Constitution of the United States." 1 2 Right · 2On the Electoral College, she said Democrats should push for "what is possible around changing" it, adding that "the popular vote has to matter", and said that if residents want it, Democrats should push for statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C. 1 2

Right · 2Harris lost both the Electoral College and the popular vote to President Donald Trump in 2024, and she told Palmer she is still undecided about a 2028 presidential run. 1 2 Right · 2Y. David Scharf, chairman of Morrison Cohen LLP and head of its government strategies and controversies practice, told Fox News Digital the proposals could set a "dangerous precedent". He said nine justices has been the number since 1869, that Franklin Roosevelt's court-packing attempt met resistance from his own party, and that eliminating the Electoral College would require a constitutional amendment rather than a congressional majority. 1 2 Right · 2Harris also discussed the November midterms, saying that electing members of Congress who will oppose actions such as cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid, or ending funding for research on issues like fibroids, could have an immediate effect. 1 2

Right · 2The coverage places her remarks alongside a Politico report, based on interviews with nearly 20 California-based Democratic donors and strategists, that questioned whether she has distinguished herself from her 2024 campaign. Strategist Doug Herman said she "totally blew it", and former South Carolina Gov. Jim Hodges said it "seems like more of the same". 1 2 Right · 2Maria Cardona, an outside adviser to Harris, called the Politico story "infuriating" and pointed to proposals such as an expanded Supreme Court, a voting age of 16 and statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico as "pretty groundbreaking policies". 2 1