Kamala Harris' travels and comments clearly point to 2028
In a move sure to generate more speculation about 2028, former Vice President Kamala Harris will next week take part in a major Democratic Party cattle call this preseason for the next White House race.
Harris will speak at the National Action Network’s 35th Anniversary Convention in New York on Friday.
The meeting, hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the civil rights organization, will give the former vice president and other potential Democratic presidential candidates who were at the confab the opportunity to speak directly to an influential gathering of Black leaders and activists who are key players in the party’s base.
It’s the latest sign that where Harris is headed, what she says and does, is creating more and more buzz that the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee is hurtling toward another White House bid in 2028.
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“Of course we’re reading the tea leaves,” a veteran strategist in the former vice president’s political orbit told Fox News Digital.
“The one very clear signal is that he will continue to be an incredibly important fighting force and voice for the Democrats and the country,” stressed the strategist, who requested anonymity to speak more freely.
Harris stayed mostly out of the headlines for several months after former President Joe Biden’s administration ended early last year. But last spring and summer, he returned to the political spotlight, including headlining fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee.
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His strategic decision last summer to launch a 2026 gubernatorial campaign in his home state of California was seen as clearing the track for a 2028 presidential bid. His nationwide book tour for his memoirs of the shortened 2024 campaign in which he replaced Biden as the Democrats’ standard-bearer has helped him remain highly visible while building email lists and increasing donor interest.
As her six-month book tour comes to an end, Harris, who made history as the first woman and first Black vice president in the country’s history, is preparing to make a move to the South later this month. His stops to help state parties fundraise include South Carolina, a key primary state for early voting on the Democratic presidential nomination calendar, as well as the key general election battlegrounds of Georgia and North Carolina. Harris narrowly lost both states and five other key battleground states to President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
“Kamala Harris continues to be an incredibly inspiring force within the Democratic Party, especially among women, Black voters and voters of color,” the strategist from her political circle emphasized.
Harris is also becoming more involved in the campaign, recording ads for the Democratic National Committee and Virginia Democrats for early voting in the state’s April 21 congressional redistricting referendum.
After endorsing Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Democratic Senate primary last month, Harris reached out to state Rep. James Talarico, who won the nomination. He also spoke to other winners in last month’s primaries.
HARRIS WAS TEARED ABOUT TRUMP’S IRAN WAR SPEECH
Harris has also become increasingly critical of Trump’s military strikes against Iran.
“He led America into a war that the people did not want, put American soldiers in danger, the costs escalated every day, and all the while he did nothing to meet the needs of the American people,” the former vice president said. social media video It was released before Trump’s first address to the nation last week.
Harris’ comments quickly sparked a harsh rebuke from conservatives on social media.
Among those who responded was Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the House Republican majority leader.
“It is quite disgraceful that you claim that President Trump has done nothing to meet the needs of the American people,” Emmer said. Published on X. “Here is the truth: He is cleaning up the chaos that YOU have caused here in the United States and around the world, and making America great again.”
The backlash from Republicans is a sign that Democrats aren’t the only ones who see Harris as a potential leading candidate for the 2028 nomination.
Looking forward, the strategist said, “No one knows what he plans to do for 2028, but until he tells us, he will continue to travel, talk about the issues he cares about most, talk about the tremendous damage Trump and this administration has done to this country, and how Democrats will continue to fight back.”
