Kamala Harris Stays In The Game As The Former Vp Mulls Next Step: Washington Or Sacramento?

Former Vice President Kamala Harris took to societal media this period to cheer connected nan increasing guidance by Democrats to President Donald Trump.

"Today successful each authorities crossed our nation, Americans are opinionated up to nan administration," Harris wrote.

Also taking purpose astatine Trump's astir visible advisor and nan world's richest personification — Elon Musk — nan erstwhile vice president emphasized that "the voices of moving group will ever beryllium louder than nan unelected billionaires."

Harris, successful a imaginable tease of imaginable early governmental plans, spotlighted connected societal media a clip from nan closing statement of a reside from earlier this month.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris accepts nan Chairman's Award onstage during nan 56th NAACP Image Awards astatine Pasadena Civic Auditorium successful Pasadena, California, connected Feb. 22. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Railing against moves by nan Trump management and vowing to stay progressive successful nan fight, Harris said, "I'll spot you retired there. I'm not going anywhere."

And earlier this year, Harris, successful a video connection to nan Democratic National Committee arsenic it huddled for its wintertime meeting, pledged to beryllium pinch nan statement "every measurement of nan way."

But 5 months aft losing the statesmanlike election to Trump, Harris' nationalist appearances are still fewer and acold between. 

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And dissimilar her 2024 moving mate — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — and different apical Democrats, she has not appeared astatine rallies aliases municipality halls to straight reside a Democratic Party guidelines that is progressively angry and energized complete Trump's sweeping and arguable upending of nan national authorities during nan first 3 months of his 2nd circuit of work successful nan White House.

Harris has besides avoided doing immoderate tv interviews aliases taking portion successful immoderate podcasts, ceding nan spotlight to others successful nan party.

But her each nationalist connection is quickly dissected.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks astatine nan Democratic National Committee's Holiday Reception astatine nan Willard Hotel successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magan)

"I’m not present to opportunity I told you so," Harris said connected April 3 successful Dana Point, California, to a gathering of Black female business leaders, politicians and different salient people, arsenic she pointed to her warnings astir Trump connected nan run way past summertime and autumn.

The clip, during which some Harris and nan crowd cracked up, instantly went viral.

And there's aggravated speculation complete what whitethorn beryllium Harris' adjacent governmental move.

Two imaginable options are launching a gubernatorial run adjacent twelvemonth successful her location authorities of California, successful nan title to win term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, aliases seeking nan presidency again successful 2028. 

Extremely early polls successful nan adjacent Democratic Party statesmanlike information title — which are heavy reliant connected sanction nickname astatine this constituent — bespeak that nan erstwhile vice president holds a important lead complete different imaginable White House contenders.

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It is very improbable she could do both. Running and winning predetermination successful 2026 arsenic politician of heavily bluish California, nan nation's astir populous authorities and location to nan world's fifth-largest economy, would apt return a 2028 White House tally disconnected nan table, friends and governmental analysts person indicated.

Harris antecedently served arsenic San Francisco territory lawyer and California lawyer general, and represented nan Golden State successful nan U.S. Senate earlier joining erstwhile President Joe Biden's 2020 summons and winning predetermination arsenic vice president.

A root successful nan erstwhile vice president's governmental orbit confirmed to Fox News Digital past period that Harris has told friends she will determine by nan extremity of summertime connected whether to motorboat a gubernatorial campaign. The news was first reported by Politico.

But different California Democrats aren't waiting, arsenic nan gubernatorial section is growing.

Some of nan candidates are criticizing Harris for waiting until nan summertime to decide. Among them are erstwhile Los Angeles Mayor Anotonio Villaraigosa.

"The challenges facing California are excessively awesome for america to hold for a campaigner who wants to travel successful precocious successful nan game," Villaraigosa, who launched his 2026 run past summer, precocious told nan Los Angeles Times. "California is not a steppingstone to higher office."

"This will not beryllium a coronation," he said successful his interview. Pointing to Harris' three-and-a-half-month-long statesmanlike run — she succeeded Biden arsenic nan party's nominee aft he dropped his bid past July — Villaraigosa said, "You can’t tally astatine nan extremity of nan rainbow. We saw a 100-day campaign. Look what that brought us."

Two different Democrats moving for California politician — erstwhile Rep. Katie Porter and erstwhile Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra — made akin arguments.

But polls bespeak Harris would beryllium nan clear front-runner if she entered nan 2026 title successful California, and different candidates already successful nan section person indicated they would defer to nan erstwhile vice president if she ends up running.

One of those candidates who would apt driblet their bid is California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a adjacent friend and state of nan erstwhile vice president.

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Harris has reportedly received encouragement from apical Democrats to tally for California governor. Among them is erstwhile Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a erstwhile DNC chair, according to a study from The New York Times.

Harris besides received immoderate unexpected encouragement — and a spot of proposal — from her 2024 opponent.

"Let her run," Trump said successful a caller podcast interview. "One point she’s going to do, she’s sewage to commencement doing interviews."