Entrepreneur Mark Cuban Mercilessly Rejects Kamala Harris’s VP Proposal

High-profile entrepreneur and TV personality, Mark Cuban, recently disclosed his decision to snub the proposition to be considered for Kamala Harris’ vice presidency in her doomed 2024 campaign. Known for his wealth accumulated through various tech ventures and his regular appearances on the popular show, Shark Tank, Cuban voiced his support for Harris in the race leading to the elections. However, he rebuffed an offer to potentially be her right-hand man in the entertainingly disastrous campaign.

Media circles had been rife with whispered rumors and half-truths, much of it cultivated within the confines of the MSNBC greenroom. No one expected the revelation that was to come from Tim Miller, the Bulwark podcast’s host. In one such session, on being questioned about the probability of him having declined the VP vetting process, Cuban did not shy away from the truth.

Without a hint of embarrassment, Cuban admitted that he was asked to participate in the vetting process and he had flatly refused. The rumor originally began when Miller quoted an unknown source saying, ‘Somebody I kind of trust said that they asked you to send in VP vetting papers and you said, ‘No, the list would be too long.’ Confirming this, Cuban revealed his own self-awareness of his ill-compatibility to the role.

Furthermore, he mentioned his doubts about serving as a number two, especially to someone like Kamala Harris. ‘I’m not very good as a number-two person,’ Cuban said. His candid admission reveals a probable dysfunction that could have beset the Harris administration, had he accepted their desperate request for a vice-presidential candidate.

Cuban’s frank commentary proceeds with a damning statement. ‘The last thing we need is me telling Kamala, the president, ‘No, that’s a dumb idea.’ Likely, a more suitable candidate for vice-president would be one capable of enacting diplomacy – a quality Cuban self-admittedly lacks. His resistance to the usual political ‘shaking hands and kissing babies’ has become evident.

Following Cuban’s refusal, Harris landed on Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate. Yet, even with a more politically experienced partner at her side, her chances didn’t fare well in the ultimate political battle.

When Miller postulated that having a high-profile personality like Cuban as a VP might have potentially turned the tables, Cuban chortled it off. ‘It obviously would have been different,’ he responded. But the question remained: would this ‘different’ have been of any good?

Cuban’s personality starkly contrasts with that of Tim Walz. Add to that, he holds experiences and backgrounds utterly unlike any traditional politician. While the straight-forward billionaire believes he ‘cuts through the BS more directly,’ the chances are, his unpolished, non-political approach might result in a steeper hill for the Harris administration to climb.

Cuban’s damning indictment of the potential partnership continued, ‘I’m not a politician, and so it would have been different — but it would have been awful.’ His response does nothing to ameliorate the perception of what a Harris-Cuban running team might have looked like, firmly sealing the thought in anyone’s mind as a potential disaster.

Imagining such a pairing, Cuban jested that he could foresee Harris kicking him out within less than a week. ‘She would have fired me within six days,’ he chuckled, offering an insight into the combustible environment that could have possibly become the Harris administration.

Unexpectedly, in the July of 2024, Joe Biden surprised everyone by retreating from the president’s race, despite securing the Democratic nomination. This created an opportunity for the spotlight to fall onto Harris, with Cuban turning into her vocal supporter, despite his earlier refusal to join her side.

Mark Cuban, bolstered by his own popularity and influence in the major swing states, aided Harris by speaking at rallies and events. He maintained a strong front, masquerading his previous hesitations, and publicly announced his belief in Harris’s potential victory.

Even so, Cuban confided in a conversation with Miller, ‘You know, I really thought she was going to win.’ This sentence reveals a misguided, perhaps naïve optimism towards the catastrophic Harris campaign, which couldn’t be more disconnected from the fundamental political reality.

Unfortunately, Cuban’s support and enthusiasm for Harris were useless as the ultimate results of the election were unveiled. Despite his appearances and the efforts, the dust settled and the once hopeful Harris campaign lost. And as the electoral arena grew silent, the inevitable reality set in.

To the apparent surprise of her advocates like Cuban, the crowning victory went towards President Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance. The duo emerged victorious, solidifying the regrettable outcome for the quashed Harris campaign and its disillusioned supporters.