A new political future that is beginning to take shape. On Friday, April 10, during a forum organized by the reverend Al Sharpton, a figure in the civil rights movement, former Vice President Kamala Harris, who unsuccessfully ran for the White House against Donald Trump in 2024, was asked about the 2028 presidential election and if she could run.
“Listen, I could. I could, I’m thinking about it,” the Democrat responded on stage, to the applause of the audience. The first woman and first black person to reach the vice presidency in the history of the United States, Kamala Harris has been ambiguous about her political future since her defeat in 2024.
Several left-wing figures stand out for the Democratic nomination. The former Senator from California, now without any elected office, has been touring the United States since last year to talk about her book “107 days,” the duration of her campaign launched in a hurry after Joe Biden’s withdrawal on July 21, 2024. Kamala Harris 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, the announcement was interpreted by several commentators 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, the current Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, does not hide his presidential ambitions, as well as Pete Buttigieg, former Secretary of Transportation under Biden and former candidate for the nomination in 2020. New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a figure of the American left, may also enter 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 some of the Democrats with the best chances.
