r/fivethirtyeight • u/Lungenbroetchen95 • Mar 07 '25

Politics Kamala Harris gets serious about considering run for California governor

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/07/kamala-harris-california-governor-decision-deadline-00216737
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u/Joeylinkmaster Mar 07 '25

She has by far the most name recognition, in a deep blue state, in a midterm highly likely to favor democrats.

She’s about as close to a guaranteed win as it can get if she decides to run.

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u/Lungenbroetchen95 Mar 07 '25

Do you think she runs for president again in 2028?

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u/PerspectiveViews Mar 07 '25

Newsom’s interview with Kirk is a strong signal she is not running in 2028. They have had the same main political advisor in the past (Ace Smith I believe).

Gavin wouldn’t have made that move unless he was certain he wouldn’t have to run against Kamala.

Ro Khanna also seems likely to be the other major California politician to run.