The desert may be an unlikely place for a shark, but “Shark Tank” star and billionaire Mark Cuban is coming to Arizona to campaign for Kamala Harris.
Cuban will be in Arizona on Oct. 19, less than three weeks before Election Day and just after early voting kicked off across the battleground state.
Cuban, a billionaire investor who used to be the principal owner of the Dallas Mavericks, will pitch Harris’ economic agenda in Phoenix. He has been a “shark” investor on the reality TV series “Shark Tank” for more than a decade.
The race in Arizona is razor-thin, surveys show, and Trump has a slight edge.
In poll after poll, Arizona voters name the economy as a top issue this election cycle. That’s a challenge for Harris because survey data shows more voters say they trust former President Donald Trump to better handle the economy regardless of whether they plan to vote for him.
To combat that perception, Harris is pitching an economic agenda to combat inflation that would include $25,000 in assistance for first-time home buyers, tax deductions for small businesses and an expansion of the child tax credit, among other proposals.
“Mark Cuban — a billionaire and successful businessman — has consistently sounded the alarm on how Trump’s Project 2025 plan would cripple America’s economy,” the Harris campaign said in a written statement. “In contrast, he has underscored how Vice President Harris’ new way forward agenda is pro-business and would spur economic growth that helps build up the middle class.”
Cuban also knows a bit about a recent Harris proposal to protect crypto assets. As part of Harris’ new “Opportunity Agenda for Black men,” she pitched new federal regulations for cryptocurrency to protect investors who own the digital currency.
Cuban has faced a class-action lawsuit over a partnership between the Dallas Mavericks and the now-defunct crypto lender Voyager Digital.
As the election draws closer, the Harris campaign has flooded the state with high-profile surrogates. Former President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail in Tucson on Oct. 18, a day before Cuban’s visit, and former President Bill Clinton will be in the state on Oct. 23.
Cuban has been a vocal Harris supporter on podcasts and other media this election cycle. He is also friendly with the other side of the aisle. He met with then-GOP Gov. Doug Ducey when he came to Phoenix in 2019.
Cuban has had some political aspirations of his own. He considered running as an Independent presidential candidate in 2020 but ultimately decided against it.
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