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Yahoo
28-06-2025
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‘No one' excited about Kamala Harris' potential gubernatorial run, say California donors
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' prospective gubernatorial bid is not striking up much excitement among Democratic fundraisers in California, Politico reported Friday. The outlet spoke to multiple Democratic Party donors in California to see how they felt about Harris possibly running for governor. So far, her interest in exploring a gubernatorial run in the state following her 2024 presidential election loss hasn't enthused many. "She still would probably lead, but honestly, no one is incredibly pumped," one Southern California fundraiser told Politico. Republicans Use Mamdani Bombshell Victory Over Cuomo As Ammunition To Blast Democrats As Extremists Harris, who lost November's election to President Donald Trump, is seriously considering a 2026 bid to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif. A source close to Harris told Fox News Digital in March that she has told allies she will decide by the end of summer on whether to launch a gubernatorial campaign. The two potential options for Harris are launching a gubernatorial run next year in her home state or seeking the presidency again in 2028. Extremely early polls in the next Democratic Party presidential nomination race — which are heavily reliant on name recognition at this point — indicate that the former vice president holds a significant lead over other potential White House contenders. Read On The Fox News App "In interviews, several major donors in the state told POLITICO they fear her reemergence as a candidate would re-open still-fresh wounds from her defeat in 2024," the outlet reported. "Some harbor lingering frustration about how her billion-dollar campaign juggernaut ended in debt and want assurances she would have a clear plan to win the governor's mansion." Top Trump Ally Teases Bid For California Governor If Harris Runs Mather Martin, a party fundraiser from San Francisco who worked for multiple Harris campaigns, told Politico, "There was more enthusiasm at first" for Harris' run. However, he added, "I think it waned a bit." Another donor who gave a six-figure donation to Harris' presidential campaign last year told the outlet they had found the implosion of her White House bid "traumatizing" and seemed reluctant to support her in the state. "Kamala just reminds you we are in this complete s--- storm. With Biden, we got bamboozled… I think she did the best she could in that situation, but obviously she knew about the cognitive decline too. I've written so many checks because I knew the Trump administration would be horrible, but we're living in a nightmare because of the Democrats. I'm furious at them, truly." The donor who declared that "no one is incredibly pumped" about Harris' run also shared that donors "realize it's just going to bring up the whole pathetic last presidential, which no one wants to hear about again. And then it's the whole 'Did you know Joe Biden?' thing." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Scott Drexel, a donor-adviser based in the San Francisco Bay Area, noted, "It's very fair to say there's not an overwhelming clamor" for Harris' gubernatorial run. He also pointed out, "It's very hard for there to be one if it's not 100 percent clear if she really wants to do it." "She's going to have to work for the nomination. Every day that passes, there's less of a sense of inevitability about her candidacy," Drexel said. Democratic donor and San Francisco trial lawyer Joe Cotchett told Politico, "She is talking to people around the state about whether she is going to run. If she does, she's going to have very difficult problems." Harris' team did not immediately reply to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this article source: 'No one' excited about Kamala Harris' potential gubernatorial run, say California donors
Fox News
27-06-2025
- Business
- Fox News
‘No one' excited about Kamala Harris' potential gubernatorial run, say California donors
Former Vice President Kamala Harris' prospective gubernatorial bid is not striking up much excitement among Democratic fundraisers in California, Politico reported Friday. The outlet spoke to multiple Democratic Party donors in California to see how they felt about Harris possibly running for governor. So far, her interest in exploring a gubernatorial run in the state following her 2024 presidential election loss hasn't enthused many. "She still would probably lead, but honestly, no one is incredibly pumped," one Southern California fundraiser told Politico. Harris, who lost November's election to President Donald Trump, is seriously considering a 2026 bid to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif. A source close to Harris told Fox News Digital in March that she has told allies she will decide by the end of summer on whether to launch a gubernatorial campaign. The two potential options for Harris are launching a gubernatorial run next year in her home state or seeking the presidency again in 2028. Extremely early polls in the next Democratic Party presidential nomination race — which are heavily reliant on name recognition at this point — indicate that the former vice president holds a significant lead over other potential White House contenders. "In interviews, several major donors in the state told POLITICO they fear her reemergence as a candidate would re-open still-fresh wounds from her defeat in 2024," the outlet reported. "Some harbor lingering frustration about how her billion-dollar campaign juggernaut ended in debt and want assurances she would have a clear plan to win the governor's mansion." Mather Martin, a party fundraiser from San Francisco who worked for multiple Harris campaigns, told Politico, "There was more enthusiasm at first" for Harris' run. However, he added, "I think it waned a bit." Another donor who gave a six-figure donation to Harris' presidential campaign last year told the outlet they had found the implosion of her White House bid "traumatizing" and seemed reluctant to support her in the state. "Kamala just reminds you we are in this complete s--- storm. With Biden, we got bamboozled… I think she did the best she could in that situation, but obviously she knew about the cognitive decline too. I've written so many checks because I knew the Trump administration would be horrible, but we're living in a nightmare because of the Democrats. I'm furious at them, truly." The donor who declared that "no one is incredibly pumped" about Harris' run also shared that donors "realize it's just going to bring up the whole pathetic last presidential, which no one wants to hear about again. And then it's the whole 'Did you know Joe Biden?' thing." Scott Drexel, a donor-adviser based in the San Francisco Bay Area, noted, "It's very fair to say there's not an overwhelming clamor" for Harris' gubernatorial run. He also pointed out, "It's very hard for there to be one if it's not 100 percent clear if she really wants to do it." "She's going to have to work for the nomination. Every day that passes, there's less of a sense of inevitability about her candidacy," Drexel said. Democratic donor and San Francisco trial lawyer Joe Cotchett told Politico, "She is talking to people around the state about whether she is going to run. If she does, she's going to have very difficult problems." Harris' team did not immediately reply to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News
02-06-2025
- Business
- Fox News
California Democrats uncertain about Kamala Harris' potential run for governor
Some California Democrats are unsure about former Vice President Kamala Harris launching a gubernatorial bid in her home state following her loss to President Donald Trump, according to reports. "I think she'd be fine. I mean, she's already been a state leader, right?" Denise Robb, a Democratic Party delegate from Pasadena, told the Washington Post. "It's just that she lost the presidential race and she's been almost — gone. We don't hear from her. We don't see her." The Post and The New York Times reported on Sunday that activists and delegates within the party weren't all in on the former vice president, who has held statewide office in California before as attorney general and a U.S. senator. Harris delivered a 3-minute video speech at a gathering of thousands of California Democrats over the weekend, with other gubernatorial candidates in attendance. "I don't think she should get into the campaign for governor," Mark Gracyk, a delegate from San Diego, told the Times. "The working class would say, 'Oh there she is again, she has the support of the elites.'" The former vice president has made a handful of public appearances since her 2024 election loss, including a speech that criticized Trump's first 100 days in office in early May. Amanda Day, a delegate from Merced, told the Post that her support for Harris in the 2024 election didn't automatically mean she would support the former VP for governor, should she choose to run. Day also noted that Harris' past as a state attorney general might cause a problem for her. "I liked her as a presidential candidate, but it was a different job," Day said. "Coming back to California is a whole other story. She has history here." Ayo Banjo, a delegate from Santa Cruz, told the Times that she wanted to understand where Harris stands right now. "I wonder where her priorities are, and where she's at right now," Banjo said. "I do support her and think that she's great, but right now I have more questions than answers." Former Democratic lawmaker Katie Porter, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra are among the other Democrats who have launched a bid for California governor. Villaraigosa has charged that Harris and Becerra, who both served in the Biden administration, were involved in a cover-up of Biden's decline while in office, citing the new book, "Original Sin," which delves into the scandal. "Now, we have come to learn this cover-up includes two prominent California politicians who served as California Attorney General – one who is running for Governor and another who is thinking about running for Governor," he said in a statement. "Those who were complicit in the cover-up should take responsibility for the part they played in this debacle, hold themselves accountable, and apologize to the American people. I call on Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra to do just that – and make themselves available to voters and the free press because there's a lot of questions that need to be answered," Villaraigosa continued. Harris is set to decide her next move by the end of the summer. Former Vice President Harris did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox News
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Florida state lawmaker who recently ditched Democratic label announces gubernatorial bid
Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo, who announced last month that he was switching from Democrat to no party affiliation, has revealed that he plans a Sunshine State gubernatorial bid. "Yes I am," Pizzo said after CBS News Miami's Jim Defede asked the state senator whether he plans to run for governor. In a written statement to Fox News Digital, Pizzo declared, "Florida is ready for someone to put people before party, and get back to basics in public service. The state is facing significant fiscal and resiliency challenges, and I'm [the] best one to guide us through." Current Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is currently serving his second term, is not eligible to run for governor again in 2026. The state constitution stipulates, "No person who has, or but for resignation would have, served as governor or acting governor for more than six years in two consecutive terms shall be elected governor for the succeeding term." U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla. announced a bid for the job in February after President Donald Trump publicly urged him to do so. "Byron Donalds would be a truly Great and Powerful Governor for Florida and, should he decide to run, will have my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, BYRON, RUN!" Trump declared in a February Truth Social post.
