In a recent interview with the BBC, former Vice President Kamala Harris dropped her most significant hint yet about the possibility of launching another presidential campaign. This revelation came during a conversation with BBC journalist Lauren Kuenssberg, where Harris discussed her future in politics.
During the interview, Harris expressed her determination to continue her political career, suggesting that a bid for the presidency in 2028 could be on the horizon. “I am not done,” she remarked, emphasizing her lifelong commitment to public service as an intrinsic part of her identity.
When reflecting on the future, Harris confidently stated that her grandnieces are likely to witness a woman ascend to the presidency within their lifetimes. When asked if she might be that woman, she responded with a coy “Possibly.”
Although Harris has not officially declared her intention to run for the White House again, her comments have sparked considerable speculation about her political ambitions. The full interview will be aired on Sunday, offering more insights into her potential plans.
Harris said that she’s certain her grandnieces would see a woman president in their lifetimes. When asked if that woman could be her, Harris said, “Possibly.”
The former vice president confirmed that she has not made an official decision to run for the White House again.
For a while, Harris has maintained she has made no decision about her own political future. But she made clear that she sees herself as a player in the Democratic Party and a voice in the national discourse.
“I am a leader of the party,” she told the AP on Oct. 18. “I take seriously that responsibility and duty that I feel” as the previous nominee. That “includes traveling the country talking and mostly listening with folks,” she said, and “getting folks ready to fight in the midterms” in 2026.
Harris, 60, also addressed the polls in the BBC interview and how some have placed her as an outsider on the Democratic ticket.
“If I listened to polls I would have not run for my first office, or my second office,” Harris told Kuenssberg. “And I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
