Kamala Harris sets a decision day 🗓️
PLUS: Don Jr. shoots down 2028 speculation! 🔫
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1. Kamala weighs what’s next
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is apparently getting much more serious about her next political step, setting an end-of-summer deadline to decide on whether she will run for governor of California in 2026.
At a pre-Oscars party last weekend, Harris was asked by another partygoer when she would make a decision about jumping into the California governor’s race. She gave a definitive answer, according to two people with knowledge of the conversation: the end of the summer.
And in calls to supporters, allies and trusted aides in recent weeks, Harris has made clear that she plans to make a decision in a few months.
Harris’ timeline, reported here first, is the clearest indication to date that she may enter the race to succeed the termed-out Gavin Newsom in the Golden State. And, allies said, a win would almost certainly take a 2028 presidential run — which Harris is still mulling — off the table.
If you have been reading this newsletter religiously — and, really, there’s no other way to read it — this will not come as a shock to you. Because I have been saying that Harris’ best path back to national relevance — and another shot at being president — runs through the 2026 governor’s race, not the 2028 presidential contest.
Let me explain.
