Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday that she would be open to serving as the running mate to the eventual Democratic presidential nominee should her faltering White House bid flame out short of a primary victory.
“Of course,” she told the Washington Post’s Robert Costa of accepting the No. 2 spot on a Democratic ticket. “I will do public service in all its forms.”
Gillibrand’s campaign has struggled to gain traction since it began earlier this year, and the New York senator is in danger of failing to qualify for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for next month in Houston. She said Monday she was still about 20,000 donors short of reaching the grassroots fundraising threshold to make the debate stage and and that she had registered 2 percent support in one qualifying poll, three short of the four required.
Though she will have another month to meet the same requirements for the Democrats’ fourth debate in October, Gillibrand expressed confidence she would be on the stage in Houston next month.
She did not let on whether she would reconsider her candidacy if she’s not on the stage, responding to the hypothetical by saying those considerations differ from campaign to campaign.
Gillibrand also did not rule out a different role in a prospective Democratic administration if her campaign sputters out, telling Costa that “I’m here because my faith has really inspired me to serve, to make public service my life’s mission, and if I am called to serve in any capacity to serve I will do it.”
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