DNC Officials Express Openness to a Kamala Harris 2028 Presidential Candidacy
“I would be on board 100 percent with whatever she decides to do. I think she is a phenomenal person. I think she was a phenomenal candidate.”
As Legal Insurrection documented earlier this week, reports are swirling that Vice President Kamala Harris has told people close to her that her political story is far from over.
She’s allegedly informed some supporters that she’s “not going quietly into the night” despite a whirlwind abbreviated 2024 presidential campaign that ended in an embarrassing defeat to the Democrats’ Public Enemy Number One – Donald Trump.
“Not going quietly into the night” for Harris could take one or more of many forms. She could be like another twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, and start foundations, do the talk show/speech circuit, write books, and all that.
It potentially could mean bigger things as well, like running for California governor in 2026 or for president again in 2028.
It is the latter possibility that has some Democrat National Committee officials buzzing:
At a DNC gathering, no party officials outright dismissed the idea of another Harris presidential run. In fact, some said they were willing to back her if she ran again. https://t.co/EyMpM8K8sE
— POLITICO (@politico) December 18, 2024
From the story:
For party leaders, it’s a delicate balancing act. Some want to show respect for the outgoing vice president — but also share a sense of skepticism about her future prospects. For others, they have genuine enthusiasm for her candidacy and believe she lost because President Joe Biden simply exited the race too late.
“I would be on board 100 percent with whatever she decides to do. I think she is a phenomenal person. I think she was a phenomenal candidate,” said Yvette Lewis, a member of the Democratic National Committee’s executive panel. “We were able to turn things around so quickly, and that’s a testament to her.”
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At a confab of DNC members last week, no party officials outright dismissed the idea of another Harris campaign, and some said they were willing to back her if she ran again.
Shasti Conrad, chair of the Washington Democratic Party who was also at the event, said, “I certainly was so proud to support her and would love to do it again.”
Conrad is running for DNC Vice Chair.
Karen Finney, a former spokeswoman for Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, also expressed support for a 2028 Harris presidential run in a recent CNN segment:
.@finneyk on Kamala Harris: "Personally, I think she should run for president again if she believes she has the energy to do it."@kasie: "Do you think she could win the nomination?"@finneyk: "I do." pic.twitter.com/gF0Lz6zsoE
— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) December 18, 2024
On the other hand, though some Democrat strategists are giving a thumbs down to the idea of a Kamala Harris 2028 presidential candidacy (“Democrats need to build a party that can play everywhere,” one told POLITICO), Harris herself is reportedly going to confer with her family over the Christmas holiday and weigh her options:
Harris is expected to mull her next steps with family over the holidays, people in her inner circle previously told POLITICO. She also wants to conduct her own personal autopsy of the presidential race as she determines what to do next, said a person familiar with her thinking.
Because the gubernatorial race in California will be kicking into high gear in a few months, if we don’t see Harris throw her hat into the ring that would be a strong signal that she’s giving serious consideration to a third presidential run.
If she does put her name into the mix in the governor’s race, however, the likelihood of her choosing to run for president in 2028 would be slim considering how fast she’d have to turn right back around and hit the ground running again.
In any event, it is still pretty early in all of this to be sure, but you can best believe that Republicans are salivating at the possibility of a Harris/Vance match-up, should it come to that, especially after what happened this year with Vance really coming into his own quickly after becoming the GOP vice presidential nominee and Harris floundering down the home stretch when it mattered most.
— Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter. —
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How much money did she embezzle from her indebted campaign to pay off this mouthpiec
I think it’s a good idea, too. And I recommend Walz for her VP.
And for their campaign slogan: “What goes around comes around.”
Do you pick a VP before or after the primaries?
after …. I also think it is a great idea
please please please
Absolutely. I think we should all urge the Dems to give Harris/Waltz another try in 2028. She was such a phenomenal candidate this time around that she got curb stomped everywhere. JD Vance is going to love her on the debate stage.
Josh Shapiro Pennsylvania governor did not want to be on the Harris ticket
He knew that would destroy his political future because Harris would definitely lose
“I would be on board 100 percent with whatever she decides to do. I think she is a phenomenal person. I think she was a phenomenal candidate.”
Super! So, speaking on behalf of the Kamala Harris Campaign Hole Fill-Up Fund, how many million can we put you down for?
“Kamala Harris Campaign Hole Fill-Up Fund”
Is that double entendre?
I’m totally onboard with the Dems running Kamala in 2028. Poor girl, all she has ever known is the public sector grift. Here is Estee Palti’s take on Kamala’s job search in the private sector:
https://youtu.be/YHScO3gZNBo
Notice how Kamala’s accent changes (in the most condescending and offensive manner possible), depending on who she is speaking too! Hilarious
Have Beyonce and Oprah agreed to support Kamala by performing (for their customary fee, of course)?
The Identity politics chickens are coming home for.the d/prog. The top d/prog folks can’t be seen as publicly throwing Harris under the bus for the same reasons they didn’t demand an open primary when Biden withdrew this summer and for the same reasons Harris was selected as VP in ’20.
They drove into this ideological culdesac where race/ethnicity and gender outweigh other considerations and until they break from that philosophy they are stuck. Breaking has it’s own set for challenges b/c they’ve built the modern d/prog party as a coalition of race hustling and grievance grifters.
That’s not entirely true. They can find a substitute box checker. I’m really hoping they find one that checks the anti-Israel box.
In a competitive primary she may very well get tossed under the bus…..but they ain’t gonna publicly trash her by telling her not to run in ’28.
A substitute needs to check lots of boxes; female, child of immigrants, 1/2 Jamaican, 1/2 Punjabi, that’s 4 main boxes she checks off.
Why not, Kamala performs for her customary fee.
Please B’rer democrat, please don’t make Kamalamadingdong your Presidential candidate again!
And now a word from Napoleon.
(And no, it’s not the one about, “Never pass up an opportunity to take a dump.”)
Please do
She is a placeholder, nothing more. If she runs for Governor in 2026, she will be badly embarrassed by the results.
If she runs for CA Governor, unless another Democrat ran against her and beat her in the primary, I suspect she would win the race against any Republican. There basically is no functional state Republican party. It’s sad, but it’s reality.
CA has an all-party top 2 primary followed by a general election runoff. There will be many Democrat challengers for a prize as big as CA governor. Kamalalaladingdong probably won’t even make the runoff.
I have to wonder – what is the DNC end goal when they keep nominating unpopular candidates.?
They’ve gotten addicted to the upsides of having controllable puppets instead of uncontrollable statesmen.
Where can one go after failing up the VP but missing the big brass key to 1600? Well, still time to make the final step up but still blocked by Dr. Jill.
It certainly ought to be worth a few laughs.
Shouldn’t she spend considerable time at Betty Ford first?
Of course they are in favor. They can look supportive of Kamala and small d democracy while know she has zero chance of being the nominee.
Shows the have no bench
Works for me. I would donate to that campaign.
Lord, Almighty, if Kamala wants to be the candidate in 2028, she needs to get down on her knees right away.
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