Politics

REPORT: Kamala’s Next Career Move Is Revealed

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November 25, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris told allies over the weekend that she plans to “stay in the fight” against President-elect Donald Trump, but from where is unclear. So far, the Democrat has her eyes set on two offices, virtually ensuring that she has no plans to quietly ride off into the sunset.

At just 60 years old, the vice president is young by Washington’s standards and has a long runway to arrive at many offices across the land. According to Politico, she has told key advisors and senior staff to keep their options open in the event that she soon revs up her next campaign. Those who know her best say Harris is eyeing another run at the presidency in 2028 or may instead return home to run for governor of California, which takes place in 2026. For the past several weeks, Harris has been lying low, taking a vacation with her family and staying out of the limelight while President-elect Donald Trump has left liberals either apoplectic or tuning out as he rounds out the contours of his second term.

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Her departure from the national stage won’t be long, Harris has insisted in multiple phone calls with donors and strategic allies. “I am staying in the fight,” she has promised. She is expected to discuss the machinations of runs for governor or president with her family over the holiday break, according to five people who spoke with the outlet anonymously. “She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”

A key consideration for Harris will be how her next move could best position her to take on Trump from a lower perch, insiders say. In January she will preside over the humiliating certification of Trump’s victory. “There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said. Wishful aspirations will temporarily take a backseat as the Democrat and her family focus on where they will live next. She and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff must decide whether they will permanently reside in her Los Angeles home or take up residency elsewhere. She will lose Secret Service protection six months after leaving office.

Departing the White House will mean Harris is out of public office for the first time in two decades. Other practical matters include establishing a political committee to raise funds in anticipation of her next bid, a challenging prospect that requires the cultivation of millions of donors and supporters without the day-to-day news that comes with elected office. Donna Brazile, the former Democratic National Committee chair who also served as campaign manager to former Vice President Al Gore, implored the media to give Harris the space she needs to consider next steps. “You just got to let them marinate in their own success, their own failures or their own mistakes or their achievements. This is personal,” Brazile told Politico.

Democratic insiders unaligned with Harris discount the notion that she will be an “X factor” in the 2028 presidential primary. Known for deliberating for long periods, Harris, they say, won’t have the comfort of weighing her options for long before jumping into what’s expected to be a crowded field for an open office. For now, polls of Democratic Party supporters put Harris comfortably at the top of the most mentioned contenders.