Will She or Won’t She? Kamala Harris’ Next Move
- Californians will vote in the gubernatorial primary in one year with 17 official candidates, while Kamala Harris has not yet entered the race.
- Harris lost to President Trump last November and now faces pressure to decide after a period of indecision that risks diminishing her appeal.
- Private and public polls show Harris leads the field with 28% support and universal name recognition, but Californians remain divided on her potential candidacy.
- The state confronts a $12 billion budget shortfall, wildfire recovery, and preparations for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics, requiring a governor with broad cooperation skills.
- If Harris runs, she is likely the front runner but risks alienating Democrats due to her delay and perceived use of the governorship as a steppingstone to Washington.
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Will she or won’t she? Kamala Harris’ next move
In one year – almost to the day – Californians will head to the polls in the state’s gubernatorial primary. And despite a crowded field – 17 candidates in all have officially declared – all eyes are on former Vice President Kamala Harris, who has long been rumored to be eying the governor’s mansion, but has avoided entering the race thus far. To be sure, if she were to declare her candidacy, Harris would almost certainly make it to the final ro…
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Paucity Of Good Candidates Running For Governor Of California Says A Lot About The State's Democrats
So far the declared candidates are Betty Yee, Katie Porter (but only if Kamala doesn’t run), Big Oil candidate Antonio Villaraigosa, Toni Atkins, Xavier Becerra, Tony Thurmond and random rich people Eleni Kounalakis, Stephen Cloobeck and Rick Caruso. And then there’s the elephant almost in the room, Kamala, who says she’ll make a decision by late summer. Presumably, if she decides to run, several others besides Porter will drop out.
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