Kamala Harris May Not Run for President in 2028

Back in July 2025, when Kamala Harris decided to not run for governor of California, I expressed some skepticism that she would run for president and repeated my contention that her “frontrunner status will prove as durable as a sandcastle once 2027 begins.”

Lately, the buzz is that Harris may not run for president again after all. Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom made an unexpected comment while fly-fishing, on camera, wearing lapel microphones, with CNN’s Jake Tapper:

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Back in July 2025, when Kamala Harris decided to not run for governor of California, I expressed some skepticism that she would run for president and repeated my contention that her “frontrunner status will prove as durable as a sandcastle once 2027 begins.”

Lately, the buzz is that Harris may not run for president again after all. Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom made an unexpected comment while fly-fishing, on camera, wearing lapel microphones, with CNN’s Jake Tapper: