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‘I’m Not Sure Progressives Want Democrats to Be That Big-Tent’

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Kamala Harris touted Dick Cheney's endorsement of her campaign during Tuesday ’s debate.

The former vice president and his daughter Liz Cheney are now the most prominent of more than 200 former GOP officials to back the Democratic nominee.

On one level, this clearly helps Harris .

But backing from the GOP could make another campaign objective harder to pull off.

Svante Myrick , the president of the progressive group People for the American Way , said Harris hasn't changed her views to appeal to Dick Cheney .

Progressives from an older generation, like Moulitsas , seemed comfortable with Harris recruiting Republicans to help her win.

To Cheney ’s fiercest opponents still in Congress , his alliance with Harris is not a liability for the vice president.