Kamala Harris is certainly not lacking in self-confidence. Not even a crushing defeat in the 2024 presidential election which featured a defeat in the popular vote, a squashing in the electoral vote and a clean sweep loss of the seven swing states is going to dampen her spirits.
The New York Times gave the former vice president a glowing tribute by way of an interview in which Harris is only increasing speculation of another run at the White House. She said she isn’t ready to be written off just yet.
What is truly remarkable here is that despite the aforementioned embarrassing loss Kamala has an incredibly inflated sense of self-worth on the historical and political scenes. She usurped Joe Biden without so much as a single primary vote backing her and had a fully-armed media apparatus serving as an arm of the DNC to take down President Trump.
“Her place in history is already secure, and she knows it.”
The Times writes this assessment.
That becomes quite clear through Kamala’s own words in which she notes that while everybody is wondering what she’ll do in 2028 she already recognizes herself as a historic figure.
“I understand the focus on ’28 and all that. But there will be a marble bust of me in Congress. I am a historic figure like any vice president of the United States ever was.”
Even beyond that Harris seems quite confident that the crowds on her book tour indicate that throngs of people are clamoring to see her. She believes they are desperate for her to re-enter the fight hoping beyond hope to catch a glimpse or to hear just one tidbit of wisdom from her.
“Thousands of people are coming to hear my voice. Thousands and thousands. Every place we’ve gone has been sold out.”
But it’s more than just what Harris sees on the book tour. It’s more than just knowing she will be immortalized as a marble bust. The Times reports on several indicators that she is gearing up for another White House run.
Behind the scenes Harris has been re-engaging.
Her team has formed a political action committee called Fight for the People. She has reached a deal with the Democratic National Committee to pay roughly $7 million for her email list according to two people briefed on the arrangement. A first payment has been made. She plans to ramp up her political activity in 2026.
According to the report the former vice president has reached out to extremist Democrat politicians such as New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and moderates alike. She’s trying to reassert herself as the party’s leader.
Perhaps the most significant indicator yet of a planned run is Kamala’s insistence that her loss to Trump in the previous contest was due to a lack of time to run her campaign. She makes this argument in the very title of her book 107 Days.
When asked what she would tell herself on day one of her soft coup over Biden the response was Get more days.
The assumption is that voter turnout was down for Kamala because she didn’t have enough time to make her case to the American people. That theory that she would have won if only there were a better turnout has been debunked by David Shor a Democrat data scientist and political consultant renowned for analyzing political polls.
“For a long time, Democrats have said, and it’s been true, that if everyone votes, we win, and that higher turnout is good for Democrats. But this is the first cycle where that definitively became the opposite. If everyone had voted, Trump would have won the popular vote by nearly five points.”
That’s what she believes. The American people rejected her because they didn’t see her enough.
Harris and her perpetual word salads and cringey cackles weren’t inspiring anyone especially younger voters. And if polls are to be believed now that hasn’t changed much.
The Yale Youth Poll just released shows that in a hypothetical 2028 presidential primary Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is beating Harris by double digits across the board among voters aged 18 to 35. Overall California Governor Gavin Newsom leads Harris by seven points.
If the New York Times’ glowing coverage of Harris is any indication however the media will continue to prop her up as the candidate of choice in 2028. And that is excellent news for the Republican Party.
The marble bust comment reveals how disconnected Harris is from reality. Every vice president gets commemorated but she speaks as if this makes her special.
Her claim that thousands are coming to hear her voice ignores that book tours are paid events with limited seating. Sold out venues don’t necessarily indicate genuine enthusiasm.
The Fight for the People PAC name is ironic given her reputation for treating staff poorly. Multiple reports during her vice presidency detailed high turnover and mistreatment of employees.
The $7 million email list purchase from the DNC shows she’s serious about maintaining political infrastructure. This represents a significant investment in future campaign capabilities.
Her outreach to both extremists like Mamdani and moderates demonstrates confusion about party direction. She’s trying to be everything to everyone which was her 2024 problem.
The book title 107 Days blaming her loss on insufficient time is delusional. She had the entire Democratic establishment, billions in funding and a compliant media promoting her nonstop.
David Shor’s data destroying her turnout theory is devastating. If everyone had voted Trump would have won by nearly five points proving Americans rejected her specifically not just failed to show up.
Her word salads and cackles being uninspiring especially to young voters is undeniable. Even Democrats found her communication style off-putting and unpresidential.
AOC beating her by double digits among young voters shows generational rejection. The supposed future of the party prefers a different candidate entirely.
Newsom leading her by seven points overall in 2028 polling indicates Democrats themselves don’t want her. She trails multiple potential primary opponents.