Former Vice President Kamala Harris has said she could run for the White House again in the future.
“I am not done,” Harris told the BBC on Saturday, saying she could “possibly” still be president one day, her strongest suggestion yet that she was considering a third bid for the White House.
“I have lived my entire career as a life of service and it’s in my bones,” she said.
Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump after President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race just 107 days before election day.
In her memoir about her campaign, titled “107 Days,” Harris had signalled that she would not seek high office in the near future, suggesting that changing the system from within isn’t possible.
“I’ll no longer sit in DC in the grandeur of the ceremonial office. I will be with the people, in towns and communities where I can listen to their ideas on how we rebuild trust, empathy, and a government worthy of the ideals of this country,” she wrote.
But Harris told the BBC her young nieces would see a female president “within their lifetime for sure,” and asked if it could be her, she replied, “Possibly.”
Asked about polls that show her as an outsider to win a possible Democratic primary, she replied: “There are all kinds of polls that will tell you a variety of things. I’ve never listened to polls.”
“I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here,” she added.
In the memoir, Harris reflected on Biden’s decision to run for reelection and on his abrupt decision to suspend his campaign and endorse her, calling it “recklessness.”
She wrote that the “stakes were simply too high” to leave it up to Biden to make a “personal decision.”
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The book also recounted her decision-making process for choosing a running mate, where she detailed why several prominent Democrats, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, didn’t make the ticket.
Kelly, speaking to NBC News’ “Meet the Press” earlier this month, said that Harris could be an “incredibly strong” candidate in 2028, but noted that he expects a crowded presidential primary field on both sides of the aisle in three years.
“I think you’re going to have, you know, a dozen, if not more, folks running probably on either side,” he said.
Harris also said Trump was a “tyrant” during the BBC interview, and said predictions she had made about the likely impact of his administration during her campaign had come true.
In July, Harris ruled out a run for governor of California in 2026 to replace the term-limited Gavin Newsom, saying she gave “serious thought” to the issue, but “after deep reflection, I’ve decided that I will not run for Governor in this election.”
“For now, my leadership — and public service — will not be in elected office,” she said at the time.
Alexandra Marquez contributed.
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