Kamala Harris needs big wins in 2026 to keep her presidential hopes alive

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to hit the campaign trail next year, boosting down-ballot Democrats as she eyes another run for the party’s presidential nomination in 2028.

If Harris decides a third time will be the charm, she will have a lot more than 107 days — the length of her stay on top of the 2024 Democratic ticket when she lost to President Donald Trump, as the title of her campaign memoir reminds us — before the next presidential election.

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