Kamala Harris is the 'fairly obvious' 2028 presidential frontrunner, Democratic insiders say
Multiple Democratic aides and strategists suggested Monday that former Vice President Kamala Harris is the "fairly obvious" frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.New York Magazine's Intelligencer spoke to several Harris aides regarding her potential chances if she chooses to enter the race after her defeat in the 2024 presidential election.Despite her loss, some anonymous Democratic supporters believe, according to the report, that Harris has the upper hand over other party candidates based on her name recognition and recent public appearances.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA HARRIS RAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, NOT LOOK TO 2028: REPORT"She walks in as the front-runner. It is fairly obvious she is followed wherever she goes," one former aide said.
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Multiple Democratic aides and strategists suggested Monday that former Vice President Kamala Harris is the "fairly obvious" frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.New York Magazine's Intelligencer spoke to several Harris aides regarding her potential chances if she chooses to enter the race after her defeat in the 2024 presidential election.Despite her loss, some anonymous Democratic supporters believe, according to the report, that Harris has the upper hand over other party candidates based on her name recognition and recent public appearances.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA HARRIS RAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, NOT LOOK TO 2028: REPORT"She walks in as the front-runner. It is fairly obvious she is followed wherever she goes," one former aide said. "And I don’t want to upset any narratives that any of the other candidates are pushing, but she comes in with 99% name ID and everyone else is going to have to raise money and buy it.""She is looking for where the wave is going and is determined to ride it," another supporter said. "Her mindset is that I should have won, and I am going to do it my way because my way would have won, and it was all these consultants that were telling me to take this position or that position, and it was their fault."Though some were concerned that Harris could be bogged down by her past support for the Biden administration and controversial viewpoints, others suggested that voters will be more forgiving of the former vice president after the second Trump administration.CARVILLE SHREDS DEMS' 2024 AUTOPSY, SAYS HARRIS CAMPAIGN WAS 'MOST INEFFECTIVE $2 BILLION EVER SPENT'"Look how quickly voters forgot about Trump’s first term," an anonymous Democratic official said.
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- Multiple Democratic aides and strategists suggested Monday that former Vice President Kamala Harris is the "fairly obvious" frontrunner for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.New York Magazine's Intelligencer spoke to several Harris aides regarding her potential chances if she chooses to enter the race after her defeat in the 2024 presidential election.Despite her loss, some anonymous Democratic supporters believe, according to the report, that Harris has the upper hand over other party candidates based on her name recognition and recent public appearances.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA HARRIS RAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, NOT LOOK TO 2028: REPORT"She walks in as the front-runner. It is fairly obvious she is followed wherever she goes," one former aide said.
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