Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she is still considering another run for president in 2028, teetering between passing the baton and going full-swing into another campaign.
In a virtual interview with author Sharon McMahon, where the former second-in-command’s title still says, “VP Kamala Harris,” she was asked if she would run again after losing the 2024 presidential election to President Trump.
“I haven’t decided,” Ms. Harris said.
“You’re still thinking about it?” Ms. McMahon asked.
“I might,” Ms. Harris answered with a smile. The interview was released Monday.
Her potential political future has been highly speculated as she has repeatedly declined to answer explicitly whether she intends to run again. She decided against running for governor of California this year.
Ms. McMahon said that she got the hint of another campaign shot from the former vice president’s recent memoir, “107 Days,” which focused on her unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign. Ms. Harris said the book has no hidden 2028 agenda.
“No, the book is about a specific period in time. There was no agenda beyond what we’ve discussed already, which is just sharing with people, you know, the reality of the experience, and hopefully allowing people to see something of themselves in it, in a way that, you know, that Girl Scout troop, when it comes time for them to read it, might see themselves in and know what they can do and that they could do it,” she said.
Ms. Harris has been on a national book tour, giving many interviews that included pressing questions about what her next steps look like.
In October, she was asked by journalist Kara Swisher about throwing her hat into the presidential ring again, to which she responded, “Maybe, maybe not.”
She also told the BBC that she could “possibly” see herself running for president again.
• Mary McCue Bell can be reached at mbell@washingtontimes.com.
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