WATCH: Dem senators dodge backing Kamala Harris in potential 2028 run: Very messy
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is leaving the door open to another White House bid in 2028, but Democratic senators aren’t rushing to line up behind their party’s 2024 nominee."Well, I've backed her before, but there'll be other contenders this time," Sen.Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital.
"I've made no decisions about who I would support.""I think we're going to have a very, very, very messy and very big primary," Sen.Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said.
"It's going to be every Tom, Dick and Harry.And that's probably where it should be."HARRIS KEEPS 2028 DOOR OPEN AS SHE HITS MIDTERM CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WARNS ‘28 WON’T MATTER’ WITHOUT 2026Former U.S.
Vice President Kamala Harris discusses her new memoir '107 Days' at the Southbank Centre's London Literature Festival 2025, in London on Thursday Oct.23, 2025.
(Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)"We've got a lot of people who are going to run and I think we should sort that out after the midterms," Sen.Chris Coons, D-Del., said.Harris returned to the campaign trail last week alongside Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, while continuing to leave open the possibility of another White House bid.
Asked in Detroit whether she would run in 2028, Harris said she had not decided and urged Democrats to focus on November, warning that "'28 won't matter" without success in 2026."We're focused on 2026," said Sen.Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md.
"We're gonna win back the House and the Senate."She continued, "I love Kamala Harris.I have a very personal friendship and relationship.
She's amazing.I think anybody who wants to run should.
She's obviously very well qualified.We need to focus on '26."DEMOCRATS SHY AWAY FROM QUESTIONS ON WHETHER HARRIS SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2028Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's T...