The Democrats were mauled in November 2024. But it looks like they aren’t learning their lesson.
And now Kamala Harris surprised every Democrat after announcing another White House run.
Kamala Harris Clings to Fading Political Hopes
Kamala Harris, the defeated 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, is making noise about another White House run, despite her resounding loss to Donald Trump by 2 million votes and a crushing 312 to 226 Electoral College defeat.
In a desperate bid to stay relevant, she told the BBC, “I am not done,” leaning on her career-long claim of public service, saying, “I have lived my entire career as a life of service and it’s in my bones.”
When pressed on whether she’d be the first female president—her grand-nieces, she insists, will see one “in their lifetime, for sure”—Harris offered a vague “possibly,” signaling her refusal to exit the stage quietly. Her remarks come as she peddles her memoir, 107 Days, a self-serving account of her chaotic campaign after Joe Biden’s disastrous July 2024 debate exit.
A Campaign Built on Excuses and Missteps
Harris’s book tour doubles as a platform to deflect blame for her 2024 failure, particularly targeting Biden’s “reckless” decision to run again at 81.
She snipes at the former president and first lady, referencing their “mantra” of it being “Joe and Jill’s decision,” and argues, “The stakes were simply too high. This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition. It should have been more than a personal decision.”
Yet critics note her own campaign’s inability to carve out a distinct identity, with many Democrats slamming her for clinging to Biden’s policies. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson didn’t mince words, telling The New York Post, “When Kamala lost the election in a landslide she should’ve taken the hint – the American people don’t care about her absurd lies,” adding, “Or maybe she did take the hint and that’s why she’s continuing to air her grievances to foreign publications.”
Harris’s dismissal of polls—“If I listened to polls I would have not run for my first office, or my second office — and I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here”—rings hollow when Polymarket gives her a mere 2% shot at the 2028 Democratic nomination, trailing far behind Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
A Divisive Figure Out of Touch
Harris’s latest antics, including calling Trump a “tyrant” in her BBC interview, only deepen her disconnect with voters who rejected her vision. Her decision to skip the California gubernatorial race in July after “deep reflection” suggests even she doubts her electability.
While she leads Newsom and Pete Buttigieg in some Democratic primary polls, her refusal to acknowledge the public’s verdict fuels perceptions of arrogance.
Jackson’s jab that Harris is airing her grievances abroad underscores the view that she’s lost touch with American voters.
As she continues her book tour, Harris’s stubborn insistence on another shot at power seems less like determination and more like denial of a political reality that has already passed her by.
