A new political future is beginning to take shape. On Friday, April 10, during a forum organized by civil rights figure Al Sharpton, former Vice President Kamala Harris, an unsuccessful candidate for the White House against Donald Trump in 2024, was asked about the 2028 presidential election and if she might run.
“Listen, I could. I could, I’m thinking about it,” responded the Democrat, to the applause of the audience. The first woman and first black person to reach the vice presidency in U.S. history, Kamala Harris has been vague about her political future since her defeat in 2024.
Several left-wing figures are emerging for the Democratic nomination. The former California senator, now without any elected office, has been touring the U.S. since last year to talk about her book “107 Days,” the duration of her hastily launched campaign after Joe Biden’s withdrawal on July 21, 2024. Kamala Harris notably settles scores with the former Democratic president and his circle.
When she announced a few months ago that her promotional tour would continue in 2026, several commentators interpreted the announcement as a prelude to a new attempt to win the White House. Nearly two years before the first primaries for the Democratic nomination, some figures are beginning to emerge on the left.
Among them, current California Governor Gavin Newsom does not hide his presidential ambitions, nor does Pete Buttigieg, former Transport Minister under Biden and a candidate for the nomination in 2020. New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a figure in American left-wing politics, could also join the race, as well as former astronaut and current Arizona senator Mark Kelly. Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, and JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, are also mentioned in polls as among the Democrats with the best chances.
