Newsweek, July 2025
Former vice president Kamala Harris has kept a fairly low profile since losing the 2024 election to President Donald Trump. But as she weighs whether to run for California governor next year, experts say that might be a safer bet than mounting another bid for the White House. Harris has said little about her future plans, though she is expected to announce her decision by the end of the summer.
“As disappointing as Kamala Harris’ loss in 2024 was, it won’t be the last chapter in her political biography,” Thad Kousser, a professor of political science and co-director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at the University of California, San Diego, told Newsweek. Kousser said a presidential run in 2028 “is unlikely” since the Democratic Party is “collectively soul-searching to find a new vision” and “may not turn to exactly the candidate who lost the last election.” Newsweek has contacted Harris’ office for comment via a contact form on her website.
