Harris close to announcing an official run for Governor
According to several Democratic donors and aides, former Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she is currently interested in running for Governor in 2026, and will make her decision by the end of the summer.
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Harris’ confirmation dates back to Sunday, where Harris was repeatedly questioned by many Democratic donors at an Oscars pre-watch party in Los Angeles. While it has been known for several months that Harris has looked into a possible run, it has not been confirmed just how close she is to doing so. According to Politico, she told everyone who asked that she will be making her decision by the end of the summer.
Before Friday, Harris proved to be evasive when asked about running in 2026. Aides told the media regularly that she was split on whether or not she should run for Governor in 2026 or run for President in 2028. Since leaving the Vice Presidency Harris has remained in the public eye, seen visiting with wildfire victims in Los Angeles. At the same time, she has been ignored by the public in multiple occasions, like at a February Los Angeles Lakers game where she received a chilly reception amongst fans. Nonetheless, she has remained the top speculative candidate for the past several months.
“I have been home for two weeks and three days,” said Harris when asked about a run for Governor during a visit to the Palisades wildfire area last month. “My plans are to be in touch with my community, to be in touch with the leaders and figure out what I can do to support them. I am here and would be here regardless of the office I hold, because it is the right thing to do, which is to show up in your community and thank the folks who are on the ground.”
Polls have shown that Harris is the strong favorite among potential and declared candidates. A November IGS poll, which was the first to include Harris, found that she was at the top of the poll by a huge margin. According to the poll, 46% of all voters in California said they would support her gubernatorial bid on some level, with 72% of Democrats saying that they would be very likely or somewhat likely to consider Harris for governor. An Emerson College poll last month confirmed that she was still out ahead s the favorite candidate amongst registered Democratic voters, beating out all other candidates with 57% of the vote. In both polls, former Congresswoman Katie Porter, who has also yet to officially declare a gubernatorial run, was a distant second.
Should Harris run, her presence would all but certainly shake up the race. Currently, Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), Former State Controller Betty Yee, and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have all declared runs on the Democrat side, with Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco the only major Republican in the race. However, in addition to Harris and Porter, developer and 2022 Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, State Senator and 2022 Gubernatorial candidate Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), former Olympian and 2021 Gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner, Fox New Host and former advisor to UK Prime Minister David Cameron Steve Hilton, actor Mel Gibson, and Special Presidential Envoy and former Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell have all either announced possible runs or have been seen as potential candidates.
A possible Harris run
Some of the potential candidates, chief among them Grenell, have further stated that they would only run if Harris herself entered the race, adding in more potential variables. Grenell running would particularly be a blow to a potential Harris campaign because of his popularity among right and center voters.
California has had two back to back disastrous administrations why not add a third?
I think that Harris would make a wonderful Governor. Just not of any state in the USA.
We would have had a dummy for President and now the dummy wants to be Governor. I can see all the word salad speeches already that say nothing. This woman cannot think or talk on her feet, she should never have gone into politics — but then, she “looked good” and checked all the boxes, so Democrats figured they could push her into government service starting with WIllie Brown and then Nancy Pelosi and Gavn Newsom. The powerful Democrats are always happy with a puppet figure that looks good, even if they can hardly talk. After all, governors don’t really have to do anything but sign or veto bills–they have staff to make all the decisions and actually run the State.
“My plans are to be in touch with my community,………………….”
Her community is based upon graft and failed Communist/Socialist politics going back a 100 years.
Yet when the failures and corrupt and criminal party led by the likes of Bidens/Obama they fall back on open elections with illegal and green card demands.
What have the past 40 years of Democrat candidates proven? Turn them around and you will find a puppet hole for failure.
Laugh and you vote Democrat why?
Ha ha ha!!!!!