Representative Bart Stupak was quoted in an article in U.S. World and News Report on December 1, 2017, "The Inevitability of Kamala Harris," about the possibility of Senator Harris running for president in 2020. In remarks to reporters, Rep. Stupak said, "He's impressed by Harris' ability to stand firm in her beliefs while also being welcoming to a range of beliefs, a nod to her opposition to holding any ideological purity tests for Democrats. If I didn't know she was from California, I'd think she was from Missouri or North Dakota."