Kamala Harris leaves door open for 2028 presidential run

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 8:24 PM CDT, October 25, 2025
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House.

In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her.

“I am not done,” she said.

The former vice president said she hasn’t decided whether to mount a 2028 presidential campaign. But she dismissed the suggestion that she’d face long odds.



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[PSPS]

1. She has to know she'd never win the nomination.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. This is what is known in the business as a "trial balloon"

Now pollsters will include her name in preliminary polls for the Dem nomination, and Harris’ team will be watching closely to see if this “balloon” generates any interest or momentum.

Unfortunately, donors will almost certainly sit in their hands, and IMO, Harris has little to no chance of being the Dem nominee in 2028 should she choose to run. The primary schedule will be structured to favor a straight white male not named Shapiro or Newsom.

Wish it weren’t so, as Whitmer is my favourite, but when a party spends $20 million to learn “how to listen to men” rather than how to get more women and young people to vote, the writing seems to be on the proverbial wall.

[Give Peace A Chance]

13. DON"T! JUST DON"T!!!

When Harris was anointed in Joe's stead, I said "They will NEVER elect a black woman!"
She was a good candidate, calling out Trump's evils & I eventually came around to her, even donating money to her. I wanted to believe she could do it because the alternative would be so much worse.
She said "When we fight, we win" at all of her rallies.
Then, she didn't fight when he was declared the winner, even when she had to know that he stole the election. She could have demanded recounts of all the swing states. Instead she congratulated him & just quietly slinked away. You call that fighting??? I don't.

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. She accepted reality, and didn't pursue crazy conspiracy theories

90 million eligible voters stayed home in 2024, including 9 million who voted in 2020.

Marc Elias, who was lead counsel for Harris’ campaign, didn’t advise pursuing recounts because there was no evidence of vote manipulation .

No other lawyer was willing to risk disbarment pursuing election denialism, as happened to Rudy and Sidney Powell.

We are in agreement that Harris shouldn’t run in 2028, , but perhaps for different reasons.

[Give Peace A Chance]

19. I still believe that they will never elect a black woman

[Fiendish Thingy]

22. Not in 2028, for sure. Nt

[ificandream]

23. Yeah, I sadly agree.

At least not while this country is infected with Trump Disease.

[multigraincracker]

36. I went to a big rally ln Saginaw.

Had a great excited crowd. I was sure she would win.

[yourout]

3. Please don't...

[Silent Type]

4. If she's drafted. She ran a great campaign. Hate second guessing, but I remember some suggesting Biden

step down such that VP Harris became Prez and could run as such.

Opposed that at time, but I just wonder if some voters who swung to trump late or sat home would have seen her differently. Does not matter now. Not blaming anyone, just wondering.

[Frasier Balzov]

5. Tested and rested!

I welcome her and anyone else who wants to offer themselves in comparison.

Whoever helps win Congress back in 2026 will have an advantage.

[elleng]

6. SADLY, I don't think she'll succeed, and thought so first time,

due to 'chickenness' of electorate. REALLY saddens me; she should be POTUS.



I do like Pritzker and Newsom.

[CTyankee]

20. Alas, I deluded myself into believing she could actually win. I took the loss very hard.

Hubby and I were watching hopefully. We were both devastated by the results.

I like Pritzker and Newsom. Either one would be excellent.

[ificandream]

24. I took it really hard as well.

I saw the signs she might lose before the election, but I really couldn't believe this country could be that stupid again. Boy, did I eat the dirt on that one.

[CTyankee]

35. I like to think that we're coming back stronger and maybe we are. But I'm too old now to do much....

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. I like Kamala Harris and would consider supporting her

[JoseBalow]

8. How far did she get in the last Dem primaries?

[fujiyamasan]

9. She dropped out before Iowa in 2020

[JoseBalow]

10. Ouch!

[QueerDuck]

11. Nope. Pass. Love her, but... pass.

A Newsom / Buttigieg ticket would be exciting... or vice-versa.

[SKKY]

12. Good! Let's have a real, legit primary, and if she emerges...

...I'll happily support her. She's gonna have real competition, though. We have a very, very deep bench. These are just some of the names I expect will throw their hat in the ring, in no particular order.

1. Gavin Newsom
2. Gretchen Whitmer
3. Andy Beshear
4. Josh Shapiro
5. Hakeem Jeffries
6. Corey Booker
7. Pete Buttigieg
8. Wes Moore
9. Kamala Harris
10. JB Pritzker
11. AOC
12. Chris Murphy
13. Ruben Gallego

So, yea. Good on her. But, and I know we say this every cycle, this will indeed be the most important Democratic primary of our lifetime, and it will be brutal.

[CTyankee]

21. How about a Murphy/Whitmer ticket?

It would be East Coast liberal and Midwestern Democratic ticket. It would attract some new midwestern voters. CT we know is good for New England (and Murphy isn't a Yalie!).

[SKKY]

37. That would be a pretty strong ticket, but if I had to pick one now...

...I would go with a Shapiro/Buttigieg ticket.

[CTyankee]

38. I think a lot will happen in the ensuing years. Hopefully, openly gay people and women will no longer be excluded from

consideration. Maybe, at long last, the American people will throw the bum out and we'll all have better lives!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. Good, a rematch, Harris vs Trump.

[samplegirl]

17. Nope she's not our answer

We need someone much bolder than her!

[ificandream]

25. Yeah, maybe she was just too nice.

America needs a good spanking from a tough Democrat.

[orangecrush]

18. No

[wcmagumba]

26. I love Kamala but don't see another run as a good idea.

[BBbats]

27. I Don't Think This Is A Good Idea!

As much as I love her there are way to many,& this includes people who are otherwise liberal, who would not vote for her on the basis of her race & being a Woman.

[markodochartaigh]

31. "...people

who are otherwise liberal, who would not vote for her on the basis of her race & being a Woman."

I don't think that there are more than 1% of liberal people who wouldn't vote for her on the basis of her race and being a woman.

I think that those who wouldn't vote for her on the basis of her race and being a woman are centrist Democratic voters. And, of course most Republicans.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

28. Kamala Harris's loss

was NOT her fault!

"She should have..." "She shouldn't have..." "I knew she wouldn't win..." "She didn't fight!" "Book tour..."

With this kind of crap from Dems who needs MAGAt Republicans.

[Ritabert]

29. We need somebody else. Pritzker, Newsom, Beshear, Kelly, Murphy??

[bucolic_frolic]

30. No.

She mounted a great campaign, as did her team inherited from Biden.

Her characterization of Trump didn't stick enough. The pitch was as much strident as it was moral outrage.

We need a more business/community governing image than we do a prosecutor. It would show we're moving on from Trump, even if he's still in office. People are tired of it now, think of 2028.

The only thing we can't bring to the ticket is balance from the Deep South. At this juncture it looks like Newsom and a northeast/midwest Governor or perhaps Senator. Anyone taking odds on Newsom-Murphy?

[CTyankee]

39. I like it!

[multigraincracker]

32. I'd vote for an ole yellow dog If a Democrat.

[Big Blue Marble]

33. That is true of mostly all of us here.

The question is would it be true of the people who did not vote for her last time.

IMO, I do not think so. We need new energy. new people and we need those
who are standing up to Trump now. We need those who are strong resisters.

[thought crime]

34. Double down in 2028

Democrats should not be afraid of their own values and ideas. In 2024 Kamala ran as a hail-Mary pass in an election upset by Biden's decision to run again, leading to growing concern about his age and health, and a truly disastrous debate. But Kamala was an excellent candidate; very knowledgable, likable, and energetic. I've never seen anyone work so hard. She showed she has no particular weaknesses and she comes off as a "Happy Warrior" in the finest tradition of the Democratic Party (i.e FDR). She killed in the debate with Trump. No one else has done that. Kamala also hits a sweet-spot for holding together various parts of the Democratic coalition. I'm eager to see Kamala 2.0 hit the trail.

In 2028 Trump may not be running (hate the way that sounds). In any case, America is going to have a pretty big case of Fascism-fatigue by 2028 and anybody the republicans nominate will likely be labelled and understood to be fascist. It might be an election that any Democrat will win, so whatever happens, let's not lock it up with fear and pessimism just yet.

BTW I'd also support AOC or Jasmine Crockett in a heartbeat, and I think two out of those three could make a great ticket. Like I said; double-down.

[CTyankee]

40. I like the way you think! May it be so!