On April 10 at the National Action Network Convention in New York City, former Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprising statement. She was asked by the Rev. Al Sharpton whether she’d run for president in 2028. In response, Harris said, “Listen — I might, I might. I’m thinking about it. I’m thinking about it.” The assembled crowd erupted. Harris explained that because of her time as vice president, she knows what the presidency requires.
If there’s any group as excited by this news as Harris’s supporters, it’s the Republican Party.
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Harris remains a darling to some individuals on the Left, if only by default. She is the most recent national figure that Democrats have rallied around, save President Joe Biden. At present, the list of potential Democratic Party presidential candidates is long. And while some names are more prominent than others, Democrats have clearly not coalesced around any one individual. This comes as they live in existential dread during the second Trump term.
The idea that Harris would launch another presidential campaign is laughable to anyone paying even a modicum of attention. Her 2020 campaign ended in December 2019. She was so underwhelming that she bowed out before the primaries. The lack of interest and money doomed her first campaign. Harris was expected to be a frontrunner and treated as the next new star of the party.
It was hardly surprising that Biden chose her as his vice presidential running mate. Harris filled in the blanks he was missing and served as a foil to his elderly, white, male brand.
In the summer of 2024, Harris became an eleventh-hour replacement when she was chosen as the party’s new nominee. Biden’s disastrous debate performance and growing concerns about his cognition forced him out and her in. It was at this time that Harris was saddled with the monumental task of beating what Democrats consider the ultimate evil: Donald J. Trump. Democrats seemed confident that both Trump’s past and present would be enough to seal his electoral fate. But once again, the female Democratic Party contender lost to him.
The 2028 election won’t feature Trump. This fact may bolster her confidence to run again. However, the issue isn’t Trump. The real threat is Harris.
Like it or not, a female Democratic Party presidential nominee automatically gives off a progressive vibe. And in Harris’s case, she wholeheartedly subscribes to the dogma. Add to that the fact that gender and race are two of the main reasons she was tapped to be vice president. One can successfully argue that she owes her rise to strategic positioning rather than broad voter support. She certainly didn’t earn her way to the top. When voters looked at these combined factors, it’s no wonder they went with Trump on Election Day. There was an unknown number of voters who even plugged their noses and voted for Trump solely because Harris was the other name on the ballot.
Like so many politicians, Harris’s ambitions exceed both her skill set and likability. It seems she found herself in the vice presidential office suite and thought, “Americans like me and want me here.” That gross overestimation led her to believe she could and would beat Trump. It failed her in 2024. If she runs again in 2028, the conclusion will be the same. The Democratic Party has had two female presidential candidates and two losses under its collective belt. That won’t stop the machine from trying it again. Amazingly, too many Democrats still believe “it’s time for a woman to be president” is a winning strategy. And when it doesn’t work, they turn their gaze to the American people and assume sexism is to blame.
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It remains to be seen whether Harris will once again make a bid for the White House. She’s been there before, as she will quickly let you know. Somehow, this means she should be sent there again, and this time, on her own merits.
On a Trump-free ballot, Democrats might be willing to bet on Harris a second time. That doesn’t mean the country will finally embrace the former vice president. But don’t tell her.
