Kamala Harris is sticking to her own timeline on a 2028 decision
The former vice president is raising money and helping 2026 Democrats while keeping potential presidential rivals waiting on her next move.
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris is delaying her 2028 presidential decision while focusing on the 2026 midterm elections, raising money and encouraging voter registration for Democratic candidates.
- Staying mostly in her Southern California home, Harris has adopted a 'Rose Garden' strategy, prioritizing private phone calls to activists over major public policy speeches or donor introductions.
- Aides are finalizing a campaign schedule including Michigan stops for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Nevada appearances with Attorney General Aaron Ford, ending in Georgia with Sen. Jon Ossoff.
- Potential 2028 contenders are navigating her silence differently; Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego told CNN he prioritizes family reasons over deferring to Harris, while Rep. Ro Khanna avoided promising to wait.
- With no immediate filing deadlines, Harris maintains no urgency in clarifying 2028 plans, keeping potential rivals waiting while she sticks to her public line that she is 'thinking about it.
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Democrats Seek California Cash as Fundraising Heats Up
As midterm campaigns and fundraisers ramp up for the November 2026 election, Democrat and socialist candidates are flocking to the Left Coast for a last-ditch fundraising effort. Even as the party struggles to decide its alignment with former Vice President Kamala Harris, a California resident and likely 2028 presidential candidate, its leading Senate candidates are...
Kamala Harris knows that other potential Democratic candidates for 2028 are waiting for her to make a decision on whether she will run for president again, and she will keep them waiting.
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