Kamala Harris suffered the worst loss for a Democrat Presidential candidate since1988.
The DNC is still paying off her campaign debt – and her own former aides just told the world exactly what they think of her running again.
What they said on the record will follow her straight into 2028.
Kamala Harris 2028 Aides Say Another Presidential Run Would Be a Terrible Idea
Kamala Harris appeared at Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York on April 10.
Sharpton asked her directly: are you running for president in 2028?
"Listen, I might, I might. I'm thinking about it. I'm thinking about it," she told him.
The crowd erupted. "Run again!" they chanted.
Her former aides were not cheering.
"Running for president again would be a terrible idea," one told the Daily Mail – on the record, about the woman they once worked for.
A second former aide went further: "You've got to be a sort of political athlete to succeed in today's information environment. I think she struggled with that model and would continue to struggle in that model."
These are not Republicans. These are people who believed in her, ran her campaign, and watched her lose Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina.
Now they're watching her barnstorm the country – a 33-city book tour, a South Carolina fundraiser, a keynote in Little Rock – and they are panicking.
One Democrat political strategist told the Daily Mail the party needs "a fearless and nimble campaign messenger" – not Harris.
Another conceded that low expectations for Harris were her "secret weapon."
That is what passes for a compliment inside the Democrat Party right now.
Mark Cuban and Kamala Harris Donors Say Her 2028 Comeback Is Over
The man who wrote Kamala Harris a nine-figure check has moved on.
Mark Cuban appeared at a Washington, DC event and was asked about a Harris comeback.
"Those days are gone," he said flatly.
He is not alone.
"There's a general expectation, particularly among donors, and the conventional party people who would like to see a fresh face," a former Harris aide told the Daily Mail.
The donor class is not just cold – it is angry.
Harris burned through $1.5 billion in 107 days, left the DNC more than $20 million in debt, and party officials told Axios they still could not account for the full amount owed more than a year after Election Day.
Democrat megadonor John Morgan didn't hedge: "I think this disqualifies her forever. If you can't run a campaign, you can't run America."
Gavin Newsom is building his own 2028 operation and has made clear he will not step aside this time.
It doesn’t matter.
Why Kamala Harris Running Again in 2028 Could Be Unstoppable
Harris leads Democrat primary polling at 24 percent to Newsom's 19.
And she has a massive lead with black voters who are crucial in a Democrat primary.
That's the whole problem.
She has name recognition. She has voter support no challenger can match in South Carolina – the same state that resurrected Biden in 2020 after he finished fourth in New Hampshire.
Democrat senators know what's coming. Adam Schiff said only "that's her decision." Elizabeth Warren said she had "no thoughts about 2028."
A staunch Harris supporter from Louisiana said: "We've got to see what the field offers."
Surrender dressed as patience.
Harris stood in Little Rock on April 27 and told the crowd the American dream has become the "American myth," that the system is "rigged," that the "entrenched elite" are enjoying record profits while working people suffer.
While she spoke, the Washington press corps was raising a glass to Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner 1,000 miles away.
"Trust me, Arkansas, you throw a much better party," she laughed.
A saxophonist in the audience fell into a deep sleep on stage while she spoke.
The video went viral.
Half the Democrat establishment wishes they could do the same – because nobody in that party can stop her.
She already told Democrats – on the campaign trail in 2024, and again right now: "I eat no for breakfast."
Sources:
- Charlie Spiering, "Kamala Harris's deluded comeback dream and why some former aides want to stop her," Daily Mail, May 4, 2026.
- Michael R. Blood, "Harris tells Black activists she's thinking about 2028 presidential run," Associated Press / PBS NewsHour, April 10, 2026.
- Hans Nichols and Lachlan Markay, "Millions in Kamala Harris' campaign expenses still weigh on the DNC," Axios, August 25, 2025.
- Brian Flood, "Al Sharpton touts Kamala Harris as 'potent force in the Black community' among potential 2028 Dem candidates," Fox News, April 3, 2026.