Democrats turn on Kamala Harris over presidential run as faces real burden

Democrats are sounding the alarm over Kamala Harris running for president again — saying she should have settled for being California governor.The former vice president has been warned if she enters the 2028 White House race she will face a “real burden” of defending her past failings in DC.Matt Bennett, co-founder and executive vice president for the center-left group Third Way, told the New York Times: “It’s conceivable that she could craft a message,” he added, “but she’s got a lot of explaining to do.”Harris became the Democratic nominee for president after Joe Biden stepped aside, leaving her with 107 days to campaign.But she was wiped out across America by Republican candidate Donald Trump, who swept all seven of the key battleground states.Since then, Harris has been touring the country promoting her book and occasionally commenting on foreign policy.She has said she “might” run for president in 2028 but has completely ruled out running for governor of her home state.Bennett and others like him wish she wouldn’t have.“She would have been good at it, and it would have been a good job for her,” he told the Times.“It would have been good for Democrats everywhere.”Currently, there are eight candidates running for governor in the controversy-stricken and surprisingly competitive race for Democrats in a stronghold for the deep-blue state, which has consistently voted for a Democratic president since 1988, when it voted for George H.

W.Bush.The last time the state had a Republican governor was Arnold Schwarzenegger nearly two decades ago.Since the abrupt exit of disgraced Eric Swalwell, who was the favored Democrat before being accused of sexual assault by multiple women, the race has shifted.

Democrats, who were already struggling in a field that appeared to be dominated by Trump-endorsed Steve Hilton and Republican Chad Bianco, now appear further divided.While Becerra has emerged as the leading Democrat, the party’s vote rema...