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Newsweek
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Kamala Harris' 2028 Chances Drop in New Poll
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Former Vice President Kamala Harris' polling numbers dropped in the latest AtlasIntel poll of the potential 2028 Democratic primary field. Newsweek reached out to Harris' political team for comment via her contact form. Why It Matters Harris is viewed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate despite her loss to President Donald Trump in last year's election, as many Democrats feel she ran a solid campaign despite being weighed down by inflation and former President Joe Biden's unpopularity. Others, however, are backing other candidates and view her campaign as flawed, pointing to her embrace of Republicans like former Representative Liz Cheney and her approach to voters who disapproved of the Biden administration's approach to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Although the primary is still years away, Democrats are already debating who would make their strongest candidate and who is best poised to win back voter groups that shifted toward Republicans last November, including Latino voters and young voters. One political scientist told Newsweek her polling slump could be tied to new revelations about Biden's health—a question that could follow Democrats into the midterms and 2028 race. What to Know The new poll found that two potential presidential candidates—former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York—are ahead of Harris. Nearly 32 percent of Democrats said they are leaning toward Buttigieg, while about 19 percent said they are planning to vote for Ocasio-Cortez. Only 17 percent said they are planning to cast their ballot for Harris in 2028 if she runs. That's down from the April AtlasIntel poll when 24 percent said they planned to back Harris. That poll found that 28 percent of respondents were planning to vote for Buttigieg, while 16 percent leaned toward Ocasio-Cortez. In the latest poll, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker placed fourth with 10 percent support, while California Governor Gavin Newsom followed with 7 percent. Grant Davis Reeher, professor of political science at Syracuse University, told Newsweek it's unsurprising her polling has dropped. "I'd attribute it to the recent further revelations about Biden and the effort to hide his actual condition," he said. "This will taint her, unless she wants to claim she was so irrelevant in the Biden administration that she was completely out of the inner loop." Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala at the Palace Hotel on April 30, 2025, in San Francisco, California. Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala at the Palace Hotel on April 30, 2025, in San Francisco, said he is "stunned" she is still being discussed and that Democrats need to nominate someone who is "more mainstream" and "not from the most liberal part of the country." The latest poll surveyed 3,469 adults from May 21 to May 27, compared with the other poll that surveyed 2,347 adults from April 10 to April 14. Both had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. Is Kamala Harris Running for President Again? What We Know Harris is speculated to be eyeing a presidential bid or a possible campaign for governor of California, where she served as attorney general and senator. However, she has not said for sure what her next step is. Harris could make a decision about whether to run in California by the end of the summer. Polls suggest she'd be the favorite in the race in the solidly Democratic state. However, she has faced attacks from candidate Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, over an alleged "cover up" of Biden's health. What Do Other Polls Say About Harris' 2028 Chances? Other recent polls show Harris with a lead over other potential Democrats. A McLaughlin poll, for instance, showed her with 29 percent support. Buttigieg followed with 10 percent, and 9 percent backed Ocasio-Cortez. It surveyed 1,000 registered voters from May 21 to May 26. An Echelon Insights poll from earlier in May showed her with a similar lead with 32 percent compared to Buttigieg's 10 percent. It surveyed 1,000 voters from May 8 to May 12, 2025, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. An April Data for Progress poll, on the other hand, showed a closer race between Harris, Buttigieg and Ocasio-Cortez. What People Are Saying Reeher told Newsweek that Democratic hopefuls are "in a quandary." "The party's brand is not strong, so how much should they be putting themselves out there trying to grab attention? The best play might be to wait for the midterms and then start advertising themselves. Unless the strategy is to separate in important respects from the Democratic mainstream, and in that case articulating that difference early might help. But that's not her campaign, I don't think." Harris, speaking about her plans earlier this year while visiting sites impacted by the Los Angeles-area wildfires: "My plans are to be in touch with my community, to be in touch with the leaders and figure out what I can do to support them...I am here and would be here regardless of the office I hold, because it is the right thing to do, which is to show up in your community and thank the folks who are on the ground." What Happens Next Most candidates are unlikely to jump into the race until after the 2026 midterms, but speculation will continue about who is likely to run. Buttigieg opted not to run for office in Michigan, fueling speculation he could be gearing up for another presidential run. Ocasio-Cortez has not commented on speculation that she could run, but others have also floated her as a potential Senate candidate in 2028.
USA Today
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Kamala Harris makes surprise Met Gala debut in a classic black and white gown
Kamala Harris makes surprise Met Gala debut in a classic black and white gown Former Vice President Kamala Harris made her Met Gala debut at this year's annual fashion extravaganza. Coinciding with this year's theme of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," the Democrat donned an asymmetrical classic black and white gown at the ceremony but did not walk the blue carpet. The appearance marks a return to the public eye following the November election, where she ran and lost as the Democratic nominee. On April 30, she delivered a speech at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, where she condemned the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term. "Instead of an administration working to advance America's highest ideals, we are witnessing the wholesale abandonment of those ideals," Harris said. "But in the face of crisis, the lesson is: Don't scatter. The instinct has to be to immediately find each other and to know that the circle will be strong." She warned Americans that things are probably "going to get worse before they get better," but urged people to lose focus. "Please always remember this country is ours," she said. "It doesn't belong to whoever is in the White House. It belongs to you." Is Donald Trump banned from the Met Gala 2025? Trump has not been welcomed to the Met Gala for nearly a decade since Vogue Editor-in-Chief and gala chair Anna Wintour announced in 2017 that he would no longer be invited. What is the Met Gala? The Costume Institute Benefit, commonly known as the Met Gala, is a fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute, which hosts a collection of over 33,000 fashion artifacts. The 2024 Met Gala raised approximately $26 million, according to The New York Times and The Associated Press. Contributing: Rebecca Morin and Juan Carlos Castillo, USA TODAY Network
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kamala Harris makes surprise Met Gala debut in a classic black and white gown
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made her Met Gala debut at this year's annual fashion extravaganza. Coinciding with this year's theme of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," the Democrat donned an asymmetrical classic black and white gown at the ceremony but did not walk the blue carpet. The appearance marks a return to the public eye following the November election, where she ran and lost as the Democratic nominee. On April 30, she delivered a speech at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, where she condemned the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term. "Instead of an administration working to advance America's highest ideals, we are witnessing the wholesale abandonment of those ideals," Harris said. "But in the face of crisis, the lesson is: Don't scatter. The instinct has to be to immediately find each other and to know that the circle will be strong." Kamala Harris stuns at the Met Gala. — Democrats (@TheDemocrats) May 6, 2025 She warned Americans that things are probably "going to get worse before they get better," but urged people to lose focus. "Please always remember this country is ours," she said. "It doesn't belong to whoever is in the White House. It belongs to you." Trump has not been welcomed to the Met Gala for nearly a decade since Vogue Editor-in-Chief and gala chair Anna Wintour announced in 2017 that he would no longer be invited. The Costume Institute Benefit, commonly known as the Met Gala, is a fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute, which hosts a collection of over 33,000 fashion artifacts. The 2024 Met Gala raised approximately $26 million, according to The New York Times and The Associated Press. Contributing: Rebecca Morin and Juan Carlos Castillo, USA TODAY Network This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kamala Harris makes surprise Met Gala debut in a classic fashion look
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Kamala Harris takes 25 taxpayer-funded bodyguards to ritzy NYC bar after trashing Trump over economy
Kamala Harris and her husband were protected by a phalanx of two dozen Secret Service agents and cops as they dined at one of New York's priciest bars. The former vice president was spotted at The Polo Bar in Midtown Manhattan on Sunday night, ahead of a rumored appearance at the Met Gala tonight. Harris emerged from the renowned celebrity hotspot with her husband Doug Emhoff about 9.30pm and stepped straight into a waiting bulletproof car outside. The couple were happy to mingle with other diners, many of whom booked their tables a month in advance, and took photos with some of them. Several Secret Service agents accompanied them as they dined for about two hours, with many more waiting outside to secure the entrance. All up, there were at least 25 Secret Service bodyguards plus NYPD officers, and a motorcade of four bulletproof cars and three additional SUVs. Harris, as a former VP, and her family are entitled to substantial federally funded protection, and were also given a police escort courtesy of NYC taxpayers. Harris laid into Donald Trump about his handling of the economy, particularly his tariffs, at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco on April 30. 'It's an agenda, a narrow, self-serving vision of America where they punish truth tellers, favor loyalists, cash in on their power and leave everyone to fend for themselves,' she said. 'All while abandoning allies and retreating from the world.' Harris said the tariffs were 'clearly inviting a recession' and called them 'greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history'. Her comments were among the first since her election defeat and subsequent end of her vice presidential term on January 21, as she mulls whether to run for Governor of California or have a second tilt at the White House in 2028. The Polo Bar appears to be a favorite spot for the former second couple when they are in NYC, as they also dined there on February 15. Six Secret Service agents were stationed near the couple that night as they again took photos with diners including Queer Eye star Carson Kressley. Harris rubbed shoulders with Hollywood figures Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Hamm, and NFL legend Peyton Manning, who all appeared on the various Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary specials that weekend. The Polo Bar opened 10 years ago as part of Ralph Lauren's foray into hospitality, and is still extremely popular with celebrities and almost impossible to get into. Getting a reservation is one of the most difficult feats in NYC's dining scene, unless you are rich or famous like Harris. Bookings are only made over the phone, starting at 10am a month to the day before you want to attend, and almost always already full. Diners reported spending an hour or two on hold, only to be told there were no bookings left. Those lucky enough to get through were asked very specific questions, and often still denied. Other ways to get a table include using a service offered by high-end credit cards and hotel concierge, knowing someone who works there, or simply buying it off another customer. Some diners claimed they managed to get last-minute reservations after a cancelation. The Polo Club is polarizing among those who managed to get in, with many saying the food is wildly overpriced and the bar overall not worth the extreme effort. Cocktails will set you back $24 to $55 each, martinis are $35 to $38, and even a bottle of beer is $16. Bar snacks range from $18 for pigs in blankets to $140 for caviar and potatoes. Dinner meals include a $35 burger, a 16oz New York stripe steak for $78, soups for $21, and $16 for a side of mashed potatoes. The cheapest bottle of wine is a 2022 rose from Puglia in Italy for $75, and the most expensive costs more than a car.
Irish Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Across the great divide: Trump rides the Crimson Tide in Alabama as Kamala emerges to split opinion again
There is no turning back now. The United States has passed the symbolic 100-days-in-office touchstone of Donald Trump 's second term. As of this weekend, the countdown clocks will show that there are just 1,357 days of Trump's presidency remaining. Neither Trump's fervent Maga base nor the May Day crowds who gathered across the country to protest against the administration can reasonably guess as to the state of their nation when the day-counter hits zero, and the 48th presidentinaugurated. The week offered an unsettling reprise of the choice that Americans made last November. After months of invisibility, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris gave her first consequential political speech since the crushing night when a resigned silence presided over the election party headquarters at Howard University. 'Some people are describing what has been happening in recent months as absolute chaos, and, of course, I understand why and it's certainly true of those tariffs,' she told her audience in San Francisco. READ MORE 'But, friends, please let us not be duped into thinking everything is chaos. What we are in fact witnessing is a high-velocity event. Where a vessel is being used for the swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades in the making.' As ever with Harris, opinion was split on the quality of the performance. Her supporters could point to the calmness, her poise, the essential optimism. Those who believe that Harris was the wrong candidate will once again shake their heads at the slow-paced delivery during a time when her party colleagues – and she herself – are shouting 'fire!' and warning of a constitutional crisis. Former US vice-president Kamala Harris delivers the keynote speech on Wednesday at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco. Photograph: Godofredo A Vasquez/AP On Thursday, a day after Harris's address, Trump gave a commencement speech for graduate students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. It was the same day as he relieved Mike Waltz of his role as national security adviser , quickly naming him as UN ambassador while handing Marco Rubio yet another portfolio to juggle . On Thursday night, Rubio made an appearance on the Sean Hannity show to discuss, among other matters, the looming realities of the US trade tariffs stand-off with China . 'They've been ripping off the world,' Rubio said of the Chinese. 'People forget that the factories where all these shirts and shoes and clothing and all that stuff that comes from China – those are all Chinese jobs. When they say that the containers, that the factories are not going to be sending things to America, that means they are out of a job. This is hurting the Chinese economy badly. 'I think there's two questions. Can we reach some sort of short-term accommodation with them? That's what they want. ... But I think there is a broader question... that we truly need to be a country that can make more things in America and not be as dependent on China.' If Rubio watched the show back, he would find himself confronted with the disconcerting fact that Trump muted is a more eye-catching performer than he himself is at full volume. But circumstances were extenuating. As Rubio spoke, the split screen showed Trump break from his standard podium-posture into an animated and, while silenced, alarming type of physical mime. He grimaced, bared his teeth and raised his hands to convey a person struggling under a great weight – the world itself, perhaps – and then quitting, with a shrug. A few seconds later, he repeated the gesture, but this time he raised his arms triumphantly above his head. It turned out Trump was describing, for the students, a weightlifting contest between a biological woman attempting a record lift and a transgender competitor. For the second time in a week, Trump revelled in the adoration of a loyal crowd. Although college Democrats held a protest against his visit, the mood in the big arena, where he was introduced by revered NFL coach Nick Saban, was enthusiastic. Poking fun at the administration's war with Harvard University , Trump told the students that 'history will not be written by the Harvard Crimson but by the Crimson Tide', the latter being a reference to the Alabama college's sporting teams. The line pleased Trump. He remains ebullient. The White House could point to a strong jobs performance in April, despite the tariff turmoil. Democrats will warn about a proposed $163 billion (€144 billion) cut to government funding in health research, climate change and education in the upcoming budget plan. Meanwhile, social media founding father Mark Zuckerberg , a newly pledged member of Trump's eclectic fan club, made a bleak prediction on a podcast. He admitted that there is a statistic floating around that he considers 'crazy'. 'The average American has fewer than three friends – three people they consider friends. And the average person has demand for meaningfully more ... I think it is like 15 friends or something.' His consolation was that while nothing tops human connection, the era of AI friendships is imminent and that his fellow Americans will 'find the vocabulary as a society to be able to articulate why that is valuable and why the people who are doing these things, why they are rational for doing it, and how it is adding value for their lives'. And in a week when the schism in American life was more pronounced than ever, that was the good news.
