31-07-2025
Kamala Harris hints at 2028 run during tell-all book announcement
Kamala Harris hinted she is eyeing a 2028 run, declaring the 'fight takes a while' while announcing the publication of her tell-all book.
The failed presidential nominee confirmed she is publishing her journal from her time on the campaign trail in the form of a book entitled '107 days', the length of her brief run.
Hinting at future political ambitions, Ms Harris said in a promo video for the book: 'One truth kept coming back to me. Sometimes the fight takes a while, but I remain full of hope, and I remain clear eyed.'
Ms Harris announced her forthcoming book just over a year after Joe Biden, the former US president, ended his re-election bid following a disastrous presidential debate performance against Donald Trump.
What the world saw on the campaign trail was only part of the story.
My new book is a behind-the-scenes look at my experience leading the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.
107 Days is out on September 23. I can't wait for you to read it:
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 31, 2025
After bowing out of the race, Mr Biden endorsed Ms Harris as his successor, leading to what the former vice-president called 'the shortest presidential campaign in modern history' in the video posted on Thursday.
'I've spent a lot of time reflecting on those days, talking with my team, my family, my friends, and pulling my thoughts together, in essence, writing a journal,' she said, holding a copy of the book, which will be published in September.
'With candour and reflection, I've written a behind-the-scenes account of that journey.'
'I will never stop fighting to make our country reflect the very best of its ideals, always on behalf of the people. So thank you for being in this fight with me.'
On Thursday night, the 60-year-old will appear on 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert, which was recently cancelled by CBS and is due to come off air in 2026.
Ms Harris initially opened the door to running for another presidential run in 2028 when on Wednesday she ruled herself out of a bid for California governor, ending months of speculation.
After reflecting on 'the best way for me to continue fighting for the American people', she said in a statement, she had decided not to run in the gubernatorial election in her home state.
My statement on the California governor's race and the fight ahead.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 30, 2025
She added she would provide 'more details in the months ahead' about her plans, including helping fellow Democrats get elected in races across the US.
Ms Harris has already mounted two campaigns for the White House. In 2020, the then-California senator ran in a crowded field for the Democratic nomination but dropped out before the first primary vote in Iowa. Mr Biden later selected her as his running mate.
She became the presidential nominee last year without having to fight a primary, but lost the election and all seven swing states to Mr Trump.
Ms Harris is not the only Democrat with a book on the horizon, as John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania senator, is also releasing a memoir around the same time as Ms Harris', under the title 'Unfettered.'
The book, released in November, is an 'unapologetic account of his unconventional life', the publisher said in a statement. It will discuss the stroke that 'nearly ended his political career' in 2022 and struggles with depression.
Mr Fetterman is seen as something of a maverick within his party, which he claims has swung too far to the Left on issues such as illegal immigration.
The book is being written with Buzz Bissinger, who has previously collaborated on a memoir with transgender former athlete Caitlyn Jenner and former Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell's 'A Prayer for the City'.
