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George Skelton: There's no home field advantage in California for Vice President Kamala Harris

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky greets U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as he addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Politicians with White House ambitions who don't have strong support in their home state probably should not run for president.

And their national party should be leery of nominating someone who can't even excite the home state voters.

Especially if the state is the nation's most populated, one that provides nearly one-fourth of the convention delegates needed to nominate a presidential candidate.

I'm referring here to the Californian who has been constantly mentioned in the news media as a top-tier potential replacement for 80-year-old President Joe Biden if he doesn't run for reelection next year.

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