According to recent reports, Vice President Kamala Harris is not done with her political career after her defeat against President-elect Donald Trump last month. Advisors close to Harris have suggested that she could run for Governor of California when she leaves the White House in January so that she does not conclude her political career with a loss to Trump.
CNN pundit Isaac Dovere claimed that numerous people close to Vice President Harris have encouraged her to run for the gubernatorial seat in California, which will be open in 2026. “What she’s been saying to people over the last couple of weeks, donors, other supporters that she’s been talking with, is you haven’t seen the last of me, I’m not going quietly into the night,” Devore said.
He continued, “Advisors, people close to her, are debating about what that means. They do not want her final official act ever to be essentially certifying Donald Trump’s win over her, especially four years after January 6. And so they look at this governor’s race in California in 2026, and it seems to them like a layup, essentially, that she would probably clear the field or mostly clear the field, and she would get to be governor of California.”
“It’s a pretty good job, right? It’s good enough for Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown and but if she does that, that means that she couldn’t turn around and run for president again in 2028 right?” Dovere added, outlining the implications of the potential move. “She’d need to essentially declare right away. And that is what it really comes down to because there are people close to her who say she didn’t get a fair shot this this year.”
Dovere further expounded upon the belief among some Democrats who think Harris performed well all things considered. “It wasn’t up to what she could have done. And look how well she performed anyway. She should get to go again in 2028.” However, many still believe Harris’s unsuccessful bid this year marks the end of her presidential aspirations. “And then there are ones who say, look with where things are with Democratic Party, she would not have a clear field, a cleared field rather in the Democratic primary, and could lose the nomination and to come off of 2024 into that would be really terrible,” she said.
The American Tribune reported on Vice President Harris breaking her silence weeks after the election, where she encouraged supporters to hold onto their power. She said, “I’m thankful for the faith that you put in me and Governor Walz and our team, and I am thankful because I know your character is such that you’re not going to get knocked down, and you’re in this fight, and you’re in it for all the right reasons, and I know that about you.”
Urging her supporter to keep fighting, she said, “That work continues, the work must continue, of reminding ourselves that we have an ability to stay engaged in a way that will make a difference the work that you all did, it’s going to have lasting effect. Again, I’ll say, you know, the election didn’t turn out like we wanted it to, certainly not as we plan for it to, but understand that the work we put into it was about empowering people. That’s the spirit.”
Continuing to discuss the political “power” they supposedly have, she said, “I just have to remind you, don’t you ever let anybody take your power from you.” Harris added, “You have the same power that you did before November 5th and you have the same purpose that you did and you have the same ability to engage and inspire. So don’t ever let anybody or circumstance take your power from you.”
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