{"id":595943,"date":"2026-05-04T11:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=595943"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:57:16","slug":"democrats-express-real-burden-of-kamala-harris-as-2028-looms-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=595943","title":{"rendered":"Democrats express \u2018real burden\u2019 of Kamala Harris as 2028 looms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The looming possibility of a Sacramento shakeup found Democrats regretting a twice-failed presidential hopeful\u2019s consideration of a third run as her baggage brings a \u201creal burden.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Eric Swalwell\u2019s resignation from Congress and his race for California governor, many have speculated that the sudden focus on alleged sexual misconduct \u2014 considered an \u201copen secret\u201d to some \u2014 was a strategic move by ruthless Democrats.<\/p>\n

Now, as an all Republican outcome for the gubernatorial primary remains a possibility, some on the left feel former Vice President Kamala Harris missed an opportunity to help the party in favor of her own Icarus flight of fancy toward the White House.<\/p>\n

\u201cA California Dream? Some Democrats fear Harris picked the wrong race,\u201d reads a headline<\/a> from the New York Times as the Gray Lady presented thoughts on the question \u201cShould Kamala Harris be running for California governor?\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the \u201crather grim\u201d possibility that California\u2019s jungle primary could result in Democrats failing to make the general election, the report first cited \u201cThe View\u201d co-host Sunny Hostin, who recently petitioned former President Joe Biden\u2019s border czar to give running her home state a second look.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia, it\u2019s like running a country,\u201d said the talk show personality. \u201cI know that she\u2019s talked about being president \u2014 I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s the right position for her \u2014 but my goodness, she certainly knows California.\u201d<\/p>\n

Likewise, Third Way co-Founder Matt Bennett told the newspaper, \u201cShe would have been good at it, and it would have been a good job for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been good for Democrats everywhere,\u201d he noted in contrast to her potential third bid for the presidency, \u201cwith a real burden\u201d of her record. \u201cIt\u2019s conceivable that she could craft a message, but she\u2019s got a lot of explaining to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, NOTUS reporter Daniella Diaz cited several Democrats speaking out on the 2028 presidential election that included \u201creal concerns\u201d about Harris topping the ticket again after her 2024 failure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have been most enthusiastic had she looked at the governor\u2019s race \u2026 I don\u2019t think I\u2019m alone in this view, that I would have real concerns about her being the nominee,\u201d said one House Democrat while Harris supporter Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter (D) hedged, \u201cI can\u2019t support anybody right now \u2026 It\u2019s way too early. We\u2019ve got to see what the field offers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NEW:<\/p>\n

When I asked if Vice President Kamala Harris should run for president again, Rep. Troy Carter \u2014 a staunch supporter of Harris in 2024 \u2014 told me: \u201cI can\u2019t support anybody right now \u2026 It\u2019s way too early. We\u2019ve got to see what the field offers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another House Democrat told\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8On1YCUjHt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty obvious she would have dominated the race. It felt like it was an easy win and an easy walk into the governor\u2019s mansion here,\u201d political consultant Lara Bergthold told the Times. \u201cI get the feeling that she wants to play on the national stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

While mail-in voting begins this week, Democratic voters have been urged to wait to cast a vote until polling shows a clear frontrunner to avoid spoilers leading to an all Republican general election for the June 2 primary. The Times report emphasized that a 2025 statewide poll had put Harris in that spot, with 31% support if she were to have entered the race against competitors in single digits.<\/p>\n

Recent polls have shown former congressman, State Attorney General, and Biden-era Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra enjoying a surge from behind to overtake the field, presenting the possibility of a head-to-head in the fall with conservative commentator Steve Hilton.<\/p>\n

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CALIFORNIA POLL: Governor \u2013 top two advance (with leaners)<\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Xavier Becerra: 21%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe5\" Steve Hilton: 20%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Tom Steyer: 17%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe5\" Chad Bianco: 15%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Matt Mahan: 8%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Katie Porter: 8%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" A. Villaraigosa: 3%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" T. Thurmond: 2%<\/p>\n

EMC Research | 4\/21-26 | 1,000 LV pic.twitter.com\/N8N8LReXpK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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CALIFORNIA POLL \u2013 Governor (top 2 advance)<\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Becerra: 24% (+9)
\n\"\ud83d\udfe5\" Hilton: 23% (+3)
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Steyer: 15% (=)
\n\"\ud83d\udfe5\" Bianco: 11% (-3)
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Porter: 10% (-3)
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Mahan: 6% (=)
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Villaraigosa: 2%
\n\"\ud83d\udfe6\" Thurmond: 1%<\/p>\n

(+\/- change vs 4\/14-18)
\n\u2014\u2014
\n(The survey, commissioned by the anti-Tom Steyer\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cjmzmfkyYn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The looming possibility of a Sacramento shakeup found Democrats regretting a twice-failed presidential hopeful\u2019s consideration of a third run as her baggage brings a \u201creal burden.\u201d Following Eric Swalwell\u2019s resignation from Congress and his race for California governor, many have speculated that the sudden focus on alleged sexual misconduct \u2014 considered an \u201copen secret\u201d to… Continue reading Democrats express \u2018real burden\u2019 of Kamala Harris as 2028 looms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":595918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-595943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=595943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/595918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=595943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=595943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=595943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}