
Kamala Harris Says She Is ‘Thinking About’ Running In 2028 Presidential Election
Former Vice President Kamala Harris indicated Friday that she is considering another run for the White House in 2028, telling attendees at a major civil rights gathering that the idea is very much on her mind.
Speaking at the 2026 National Action Network Convention, Harris responded to a question from Rev. Al Sharpton about her future political plans by saying, “Listen, I might, I might. I’m thinking about it. I’m thinking about it.” Harris previously served as the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential race.
Her remarks come as speculation intensifies regarding her next steps following the release of her campaign memoir in late 2025 and a nationwide tour promoting the book.
Harris is also expected to participate in a series of Democratic Party events across four Southern states later this month, according to prior reports.
Although she told CBS host Stephen Colbert in August 2025 that she did not “want to go back in the system,” Harris later suggested she had not closed the door on future ambitions, telling the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I am not done.”
At Friday’s event, Harris was met with enthusiastic support from the audience, with chants of “run again” breaking out and briefly interrupting her speech.
“I am thinking about (running again) but let me also say this. I served for four years being a heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States,” Harris said. “I spent countless hours in my West Wing office, footsteps away from the Oval Office. I spent countless hours in the Oval Office, in the Situation Room. I know what the job is. And I know what it requires.”
As she weighs a potential third presidential bid, Harris outlined what she described as urgent national priorities, noting dissatisfaction among many Americans.
“I’ve been traveling the country the last year, I’ve been spent a lot of time in the south and many other places. And the one thing I’m really clear about also, is the status quo is not working, and hasn’t been working for a lot of people for a long time,” the former nominee said.