“Let me also say this. I served for four years being a heartbeat away
from the presidency of the United States. I spent countless hours in my
West Wing office, footsteps away from the Oval Office. I spent
countless hours in the Oval Office, in the Situation Room. I know what
the job is. And I know what it requires,” Harris said.
“I’ve been traveling in the country the last year, I’ve been spending
a lot of time in the South and many other places. And the one thing I’m
really clear about also is, the status quo is not working, and hasn’t
been working for a lot of people for a long time,” she added.
Harris lost to President Donald Trump in the 2024 election after
replacing then-President Joe Biden atop the Democrat ticket. Prior to
her loss, Harris previously ran for the Democrat nomination in 2020 but
was unsuccessful before Biden selected her as his running mate
Harris has since maintained a relatively low public profile since her
2024 defeat, passing over the opportunity to run for governor of
California, which added to the speculation that may be attempting to
preserve her option to run again in 2028.
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2028 Democratic PrimaryKamala Harris 19.7% (+0.8)Gavin Newsom 19.1% Pete Buttigieg 13.9% Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 12.7% Mark Kelly 6.7% Josh Shapiro 3.5% JB Pritzker 3.5% Andy Beshear 2.4%… pic.twitter.com/La3fd0eQif
“I served for four years being a heartbeat away from the presidency
of the United States. I spent countless hours in my West Wing office
footsteps away from the Oval Office. I spent countless hours in the Oval
Office and the situation room. I know what the job is, and I know what
it requires,” Harris said.
“I am thinking about it in the context of who and where and how can
the best job be done for the American people. That’s how I’m thinking
about it. I’ll keep you posted,” she continued.
Among the other Democrat contenders are Governor Gavin Newsom
(D-Calif.), Governor Josh Shapiro (D-Penn.), Governor Wes Moore (D-Md.),
and Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), many of whom spoke at the
conference in New York this week.
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