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Kamala Harris’ 2028 dreams just ran into an unexpected roadblock

July 22, 2026 | | Print Article

Polling and pundits may say one thing, but a former Biden spokesperson suggests twice-failed is too much for a former Vice President with her eyes on the Oval Office.

“… it’s not gonna happen …”


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After an early dropout in 2020 and an ultimately failed coup in 2024, former Vice President Kamala Harris has hinted at being a glutton for punishment. Short of any official announcement of a third White House bid, former First Lady Jill Biden’s onetime press secretary Michael LaRosa smacked down foisted “frontrunner” status, assuring, “There is no appetite for another Kamala Harris candidacy.”

Appearing on Fox News’ “America Reports, the former spokesman was presented with details of a New York magazine article by anchor Gillian Turner, earning the response, “She has been a public servant for 37 years. I don’t know why she is still listening. She needs to stop listening and start leading.”

His reaction followed a quote from Democratic strategist Minyon Moore, who served in President Bill Clinton’s administration before consulting for then-New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D) first failed presidential bid. “She’s been listening to the American people and really trying to figure out what’s impacting them and how she can be of service to them.”

“Nobody wants to — people want to hear what she has to say, and the problem is that people want that new car smell, as [former President] Barack Obama once said. They’re not gonna give Kamala Harris a third at bat,” insisted LaRosa. “There is no appetite for another Kamala Harris candidacy and I hope that her consultants — consultants are only as good, and they’re only as useful to you if they tell you the truth. They need to tell her the truth. That is that it’s not gonna happen, the money won’t be there, and she still hasn’t learned a lot from her poor instincts in the last campaign.”

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Harris has repeatedly topped polling among Democrats ahead of the likes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. When asked by Turner who on the left could be “the next-gen candidate,” each was brought up along with former Chicago mayor and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel.

“There’s a lot of them. It’s hard to think of a — look, I want somebody who can run the country. I want somebody who is competent. I love Rahm Emanuel. I love Gavin Newsom. I like Pete Buttigieg,” LaRosa told the anchor. “There’s a lot of people who are qualified and will be not only good candidates but good stewards of the office. I think one of the problems is that Harris, like I said, she doesn’t lead, she follows.”

Referring to a remark from an unnamed supporter, he went on, “There is a quote in that piece that you brought up that said she’s gonna ride the wave once she sees how this goes. That sums up Kamala Harris to a T. She doesn’t lead, she follows. She doesn’t take risks, she calculates. She doesn’t answer questions, she equivocates. She’s got to get over that if she wants to make a connection with people, but I don’t think she’s going to get a third at bat.”

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