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Kamala Harris after her 2024 loss, from her book to her 2028 decision

Overview · reviewed November 12, 2026

After losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, Kamala Harris decided in July 2025 not to run for governor of California and published a book about her campaign.[1][2] She has said she is considering another run for president in 2028 while campaigning for Democrats in the 2026 midterms.[3][4]

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She has said she is considering another run for president in 2028 while campaigning for Democrats in the 2026 midterms.[3][4]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · monthly average of weekly shares (UTC)

Nov 2024: average weekly share 2% (left 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2024: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2025: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2025: average weekly share 2% (left under 1%, center 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2025: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 2%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2025: average weekly share under 1% (left 0%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2025: average weekly share 6% (left 2%, center 3%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2025: average weekly share 2% (left 1%, center under 1%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksOct 2025: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 2%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2026: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2026: average weekly share 2% (left under 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2026: average weekly share under 1% (left under 1%, center 0%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2026: average weekly share under 1% (left 0%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2026: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksSep 2026: average weekly share 4% (left 1%, center 2%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksOct 2026: average weekly share 3% (left under 1%, center 2%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2026: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right 1%), from 2 of 2 weeks, so far

LeftCenterRight

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. Over more than two years each bar is a month: the average of that month's weekly shares, so the shape stays readable. The weekly table below keeps every week. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 8 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (29 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Nov 9, 2026 (so far)2158 of 4742%
Nov 2, 20260022 of 471under 1%
Oct 26, 20263121227 of 4736%
Oct 19, 20263317 of 4791%
Oct 12, 2026112619 of 4764%
Oct 5, 20261247 of 4791%
Sep 28, 20260011 of 476under 1%
Sep 21, 2026714627 of 4796%
Sep 14, 20261013831 of 4806%
Sep 7, 202618110 of 4802%
Aug 31, 202640711 of 4752%
Aug 24, 20260505 of 4661%
Aug 10, 20260145 of 5451%
Aug 3, 20260011 of 537under 1%
Jul 27, 20260156 of 5611%
Jun 29, 20262068 of 5691%
May 4, 202634512 of 1757%
Apr 6, 202647617 of 15411%
Oct 20, 2025612826 of 19413%
Sep 22, 202553715 of 1898%
Jul 28, 202512201143 of 18723%
May 5, 20250134 of 2012%
Apr 28, 2025713222 of 20411%
Mar 10, 2025411419 of 19810%
Mar 3, 20250303 of 2021%
Feb 17, 20252327 of 1944%
Dec 16, 202418413 of 2266%
Nov 11, 202444513 of 2116%
Nov 4, 20241427 of 2233%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Nov 10, 2026 · first reported · Headline from MLive

    Kamala Harris hit with deadline over 2028 decision

Background

Harris did not speak to supporters on election night,[5] and in the weeks after her loss she and President Joe Biden thanked the party's major donors and urged them to stay engaged.[6] In February 2025, she received the NAACP Image Awards' Chairman's Prize and urged people to stay resilient during Trump's presidency.[7] In April 2025, in her first major speech since the election, she accused Trump of the "wholesale abandonment" of American ideals.[8] She said in July that she would not run for governor of California,[1] and in her first interview out of office she called the country's system "broken."[9]

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Her book about her brief campaign came out in September 2025,[2] and protesters confronted her over the war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour.[10] In October she said she might run for president again,[11] and in April 2026 she said she was actively considering it.[3]

In the 2026 midterms Harris campaigned with Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia and for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan,[12][13] while some Democratic candidates, including Mary Peltola in Alaska and Josh Turek in Iowa, declined her help.[14][15] In October she said she was undecided about 2028,[16] and her husband, Doug Emhoff, was reported to be wary of another run.[17] In late October she campaigned in Mississippi with Senate candidate Scott Colom,[18] and the NAACP announced midterm town halls with her.[19] Harris urged Democrats against trying to Trump a third time if they won the House,[20] said of 2028 that "I know that I can help,"[21] and led early polling of the Democratic field while facing pressure from party insiders who would prefer that she not run.[21][22] After the midterms she said she kept going back and forth on 2028,[23] and she drew six of 990 votes in a 2028 straw poll at the Crooked Con conference, which Sen. Jon Ossoff won.[24]

Supporting stories (24)
  1. Former VP Kamala Harris says she will not be running for California governor next year
  2. 5 takeaways from Kamala Harris' new book about her sprint for the presidency
  3. Kamala Harris teases potential 2028 presidential run
  4. Kamala Harris launches into the 2026 midterms as her 2028 decision looms
  5. Kamala Harris will not speak as tearful supporters leave watch party
  6. Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors and urge them to stay engaged after tough loss to Trump
  7. Kamala Harris receives prestigious Chairman’s prize at NAACP Image Awards
  8. Harris accuses Trump of ‘wholesale abandonment’ of American ideals in major post-election speech
  9. Harris tells Colbert, in first interview out of office, that the US system is ‘broken’
  10. Harris faces protesters, condemns Israel's war in Gaza on first night of book tour
  11. Kamala Harris says she may run for president again
  12. Kamala Harris to campaign with Sen. Jon Ossoff as part of midterm campaign swing
  13. Kamala Harris returns to Michigan to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed for Senate
  14. Alaska candidate for US Senate seat rejects Kamala Harris’s unsolicited support
  15. Josh Turek says Kamala Harris should not campaign for him
  16. Harris tells Keke Palmer she's undecided on 2028 run
  17. Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, doesn’t want her running for president in 2028: report
  18. Kamala Harris visits MS with Senate candidate Scott Colom
  19. NAACP Partners With Former Vice President Kamala Harris For Midterm Town Halls
  20. Harris advises Democrats against attempting to impeach Trump
  21. Kamala Harris offers clearest signal yet on 2028 plans: ‘I know that I can help’
  22. Vance, Harris top early 2028 White House race polling
  23. Kamala Harris hit with deadline over 2028 decision
  24. Kamala Harris obliterated in 2028 straw poll as fresh-face Dem triumphs

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 47 recorded updates

November 2026

  1. Kamala Harris hit with deadline over 2028 decisionHeadline from Cleveland Plain Dealer · 3 outlets
  2. Kamala Harris obliterated in 2028 straw poll as fresh-face Dem triumphsHeadline from Cleveland Plain Dealer · 9 outlets

October 2026

  1. Kamala Harris urges a ‘too big to rig’ turnout for the midterms and tees off on TrumpHeadline from WTOP Washington DC · 9 outlets
  2. Kamala Harris opens rally for Georgia Democrat with a brutal verbal stumbleHeadline from New York Post · 3 outlets
  3. Kamala Harris has stern warning for Dems if they win midterms: ‘Not a good idea’Headline from Cleveland Plain Dealer · 3 outlets
  4. Harris advises Democrats against attempting to impeach TrumpHeadline from The Hill · 12 outlets
  5. Kamala Harris offers clearest signal yet on 2028 plans: ‘I know that I can help’Headline from MLive · 3 outlets
  6. Kamala Harris reveals expletive-laced reaction to losing to TrumpHeadline from AL.com · 3 outlets
  7. Vance, Harris top early 2028 White House race pollingHeadline from The Hill · 3 outlets
  8. Kamala Harris visits MS with Senate candidate Scott ColomHeadline from WREG Memphis · 4 outlets
  9. NAACP Partners With Former Vice President Kamala Harris For Midterm Town HallsHeadline from Black Enterprise · 3 outlets
  10. Harris calls out Biden administration over Israel's actions in Gaza warHeadline from The Hill · 3 outlets
  11. Harris tells Keke Palmer she's undecided on 2028 runHeadline from The Hill · 8 outlets
  12. Kamala Harris adds stops to her final midterm campaign stretch. Her decision about 2028 comes laterHeadline from KOB 4 · 8 outlets
  13. Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, doesn’t want her running for president in 2028: reportHeadline from New York Post · 6 outlets
  14. Kamala Harris has a 2028 opening — and a 2024 problemHeadline from Anchorage Daily News · 3 outlets

September 2026

  1. Kamala Harris returns to Michigan to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed for SenateHeadline from The Guardian · 25 outlets
  2. Kamala Harris launches into the 2026 midterms as her 2028 decision loomsHeadline from MyNorthwest · 20 outlets
  3. Kamala Harris is to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-SayedHeadline from WDIO Duluth · 20 outlets
  4. Kamala Harris to campaign with Sen. Jon Ossoff as part of midterm campaign swingHeadline from KVIA El Paso · 10 outlets
  5. Kamala Harris gives surprising reply to Dems in midterm races who don’t want her supportHeadline from Cleveland Plain Dealer · 11 outlets

August 2026

  1. Josh Turek says Kamala Harris should not campaign for himHeadline from The Hill · 5 outlets
  2. Alaska candidate for US Senate seat rejects Kamala Harris’s unsolicited supportHeadline from The Guardian · 6 outlets
  3. Kamala Harris Names ‘Most Effective President.’ It’s Not Joe Biden.Headline from The Daily Signal · 7 outlets

July 2026

  1. Kamala Harris Reconnects With Mamdani, Democratic Left Ahead of Possible 2028 Bid: ReportHeadline from Latin Times · 9 outlets

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