During a new interview with Axios, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) refused to commit to voting for Vice President Kamala Harris during the November election if she becomes the party’s nominee at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August.

“That’s a positive step in the right direction, I think, from the perspective of the American people. They at least have a clear choice,” said Rep. Golden, praising President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race.

However, when asked if he would commit to voting for her, he said that he would “absolutely not” make such a commitment.

Golden plans to wait to learn more about her “vision for the country” before he makes his decision.

His failure to endorse Vice President Harris has separated Golden from the vast majority of the Democratic establishment, but has put him in line with former President Barack Obama, who conspicuously refused to endorse her after Biden dropped out.

Shortly before Golden spoke to Axios, he voted in favor of a House measure condemning the Biden Administration’s border policy and Harris for her failures in her role as “border czar.”

Golden was one of only six Democrats to vote against their party majority in favor of the condemnation.

Throughout his campaign against state Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) in Maine’s hotly contested Second Congressional District (CD2), Golden has worked to avoid aligning himself with the Democrats’ furthest left policies.

He has attempted to portray himself as a more moderate Democrat on key issues such as border security, and his decision not to endorse Harris and to vote to condemn the disastrous response to the border crisis will likely help him preserve that image as he attempts to retain his seat in a district that voted for former President Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020.