House Democrats are dodging questions about whether Harris should run in 2028
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House Democrats are staying away from questions about whether former Vice President Kamala Harris should run for president again in 2028.
“I don’t know,” Rep. Jim Clyburn, DC, former House majority whip, told Fox News Digital.
“I don’t know who’s running, and we’re going to focus on 2028 after 2026,” replied Dan Goldman, DN.Y., referring to mid-November.
While the number of presidential candidates has had plenty of time to settle, the responses point to the party’s uncertainty about whether Harris is a strong enough candidate to represent the party in 2028 and underscore lawmakers’ reluctance to project what their party might look like two years from now.
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Former US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on her “107 Days” book tour at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in the city of Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“I will not comment until I know whether he is really there or not,” said Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif.,
Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in 2024, losing the national popular vote as Republicans stormed the governing trifecta of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives.
Harris, who did not do well in former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election in any state across the US, raised eyebrows when he turned down a chance to run for governor of California, freeing him to get another shot at the White House.
“In recent months, I have given serious thought to asking the people of California for the right to serve as their Governor,” Harris said in a statement posted on Instagram last July.
“I love this state, its people and its promise. It is my home. However, after careful consideration, I have decided not to run for Governor in this election.”
But – even if Harris decides to throw his name into the ring – he probably won’t be the only person with a national profile who wants to make a profit for the Democratic Alliance in 2028.
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Vice President Kamala Harris introduces President Joe Biden during a campaign rally at Girard College in Philadelphia, Pa., on May 29, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Along with Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are all names being floated as potential presidential candidates, each of whom has made a name for himself in opposition to President Donald Trump.
Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., believes Democrats will have a choice — and not just among governors.
“I think that’s his decision,” Larson said of Harris. “But I believe there should be an open Democratic primary field, and I think there will be many candidates; you know, governors, senators. But I also think people outside of government will be interested in running with them.”
“It’s going to be a healthy thing, and everyone who’s interested should run,” Larson added.
Larson didn’t write specific words to support or expect to be at the forefront of that picture.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris, center, speaks to customers as they stop by Crave restaurant before a South Carolina Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Greenville, SC. (Meg Kinnard/AP Photo)
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Although he declined to say publicly whether he believes Harris should lead the Democratic ticket, at least one Democrat, Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., said he would not expel Harris.
“I think there’s a lot of support left for him. And he’s seemed really sharp on the issues that are still there. So, we’ll see how it goes. But there’s going to be a lot of people jumping on that one,” Ivey said.
