Kamala Harris was crushed by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Trump won 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 226, and triumphed in all seven “battleground states”: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
In the wake of the loss, the Harris campaign was widely criticized by those across the political spectrum. People seized on Harris not putting any distance between herself and Joe Biden, that she was running as “Not Trump” rather than on a solid platform, and accused her of abandoning Muslim and left-leaning voters with her position on Israel/Gaza.
More prosaically, some opined that her campaign had been doomed from the start, having only begun after Biden was effectively forced to drop out after his historically disastrous debate performance. Now 2028 is looming and it appears she might be considering a do-over.
“The people want to know”
Yesterday, during an appearance on the This is Keke Palmer podcast, the former vice president was quizzed about whether her presidential ambitions were still burning. Harris initially refused to answer, saying, “Oh, girl, come on…” But Palmer pressed, telling her, “The people want to know.” Harris then refused to deny she wasn’t still interested, saying, “I haven’t decided. I haven’t decided yet. I will. I promise you.”
Harris went on to explain that her focus is on a strong Democratic performance in the upcoming midterms, explaining that “28 doesn’t matter if we don’t do ’26 right.” So, could Harris pull off a political resurrection and have another crack at the presidency?
Right now, her numbers are looking surprisingly good. The Hill reported earlier this week that Harris is currently leading polls of Democratic voters. 30% of those polled picked Harris as their 2028 nominee, with Gavin Newsom trailing behind on 15%, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pete Buttigieg on 9%, and Jon Ossoff on 8%. The same poll indicated she’d be squaring off against current vice president JD Vance, who was picked as nominee by 38% of Republicans asked (Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump Jr were the other names mentioned).
Recent history shows us that it’s more than possible for someone to lose a presidential election, then have another go four years later and achieve a convincing victory. But Kamala Harris is no Donald Trump, and has not spent the last four years in the spotlight making their case to return to office. Just as Harris said, the political landscape is likely to be very different a month from now, so once the midterms are out of the way, expect primary season to begin as we run into 2028.
Published: Oct 15, 2026 11:30 am