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“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.
“I have lived my entire career a life of service and it’s in my
bones. And there are many ways to serve,” she said. “I’ve never
listened to polls.”
She’s recently given a series of interviews following the
September release of her book, “107 Days.” It looks back on her
experience replacing then-President Joe Biden as the 2024
Democratic presidential nominee after he dropped out of the
race.
She ultimately lost to Republican President Donald Trump.
In an interview with The Associated Press last week, Harris, 61,
also made clear that running again in 2028 is still on the
table. She said she sees herself as a leader of the party,
including in pushing back against Trump and preparing for the
2026 midterms.
Asked in an Oct. 17 interview with AP whether she had plans for
a 2028 bid, Harris said, “I haven’t decided. Sincerely. I have
not decided. I may or I may not. I have not decided.”
Asked specifically whether she still wanted to do the job
itself, she used the past tense, saying, “It’s a job I wanted to
do.” But she noted that the only way to do it “is to run” and
win.
Meanwhile, political jockeying among Democrats for the 2028
presidential contest appears to be playing out even earlier than
usual.
Several potential candidates are already taking steps to get to
know voters in key states, including California Gov. Gavin
Newsom, term-limited Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and California
Rep. Ro Khanna. Upward of 30 high-profile Democrats could
ultimately enter the primary.
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