Former Vice President Kamala Harris is insisting she remains a leader in the Democratic Party, even as longtime supporters and insiders make it clear they’re ready to move on.
“I was the Democratic nominee for president,” Harris told the Wall Street Journal on Friday. “I came close to winning. Of course I do.”
Harris, who lost the 2024 race to President Donald Trump, is promoting her new book, 107 Days, which details her campaign and the challenges of running against Trump.
She declined to say whether the book tour signals a political comeback or a potential 2028 presidential bid.
Sources familiar with the party told the Journal that Harris’ efforts are drawing criticism and that her influence is waning, as the New York Post reported.
“Some longtime supporters are ready to move on from Harris,” the report noted, “while more vocal Democrats are openly airing their frustrations with her re-emergence.”
The book itself has become a point of contention. Harris criticizes former President Joe Biden’s choices for running mates, calling Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro “overly ambitious” and describing Pete Buttigieg, a gay former Transportation Secretary, as “politically risky” to run alongside a Black woman.
Ashley Etienne, Harris’ former communications director,