{"id":2469620,"date":"2025-08-01T12:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-stumped-by-stephen-colbert-softball-whos-leading-the-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:09:25","slug":"kamala-harris-stumped-by-stephen-colbert-softball-whos-leading-the-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-stumped-by-stephen-colbert-softball-whos-leading-the-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Stumped by Stephen Colbert Softball: &#8216;Who&#8217;s Leading the Democratic Party?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-stumped-by-stephen-colbert-softball-whos-leading-the-democratic-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-terror-on-the-prairie-gina-carano-takes-on-the-entertainment-establishment\/\" title=\"With \u2018Terror On The Prairie,\u2019 Gina Carano Takes On The Entertainment Establishment\">late-night interview<\/a> with Stephen Colbert, where she explained her decision not to run for California governor or seek another elected office. Harris cited her belief that the political system is currently broken and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-congratulates-nigeria-for-banning-twitter-says-more-countries-should-ban-twitter-and-facebook\/\" title=\"... Congratulates Nigeria For Banning Twitter, Says \u2018More COUNTRIES Should Ban Twitter And Facebook\u2019\">expressed reluctance<\/a> to re-enter it. When asked about who is leading the Democratic Party, she declined to name any individuals, emphasizing that leadership is a collective responsibility rather than resting on one person. Harris stated she wants to travel the country and engage with people without the transactional nature of campaigning.Although stepping back from running for office, she affirmed her continued commitment to political activism and fighting for causes she believes in. Her choice not to run was seen as a political setback following her loss to Donald Trump and the anticipated 2026 gubernatorial campaign that was viewed as a potential comeback. An advisor noted that Harris had &#8220;reasonable doubt&#8221; after evaluating her chances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris had a treat Thursday for Americans missing the freshness of word salad wafting from their computers and TV screens.<\/p>\n<p>Harris used much of her interview with late night host Stephen Colbert to explain why she was not running for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-join-stephen-colbert-first-interview-since-election-libs-wonder-host-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governor<\/a> of California and to explain why she was stepping away from elected office.<\/p>\n<p>That led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colbert-utterly-humiliated-colbert-rally-crowd-shows-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert<\/a> to ask, &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s leading the Democratic Party? I&rsquo;m just curious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In the MOST amount of words possible, Kamala Harris admits President Trump BROKE her, which is why she doesn&rsquo;t want to run for Governor of California<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The system&rsquo;s broken&hellip; so I don&rsquo;t wanna go back into the system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She just GAVE UP &#129315; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AXDBG4vSMz\">pic.twitter.com\/AXDBG4vSMz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1951140682090828083?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are lots of leaders,&rdquo; Harris replied, without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-calling-on-biden-admin-to-conduct-dipolmatic-boycott-of-beijing-olympics\/\" title=\"Pelosi Calling On Biden Admin To Conduct \u2018Dipolmatic Boycott\u2019 Of Beijing Olympics\">naming names<\/a>, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/america\/status\/1951140743281574393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After Colbert persisted, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/developing-kamala-harris-makes-final-decision-next-political-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> replied, &ldquo;I think there are a lot of, I&rsquo;m going to go through names, &lsquo;cuz then I&rsquo;m going to leave somebody out and then I&rsquo;m going to hear about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Vice President Kamala Harris declines to name who she thinks the leader of The Democrat Party is:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there are a lot of names&hellip; It&rsquo;s really on all of our shoulders.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PzcwYzYPmy\">pic.twitter.com\/PzcwYzYPmy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; America (@america) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/america\/status\/1951140743281574393?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But let me just, let me say this. I think it is a mistake for us who want to figure out how to get out and through this and get out of it to put it on the shoulders of any one person. It&rsquo;s really on all of our shoulders,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, her first since her loss to President Donald Trump, she explained her decision not to run for governor as a shortcoming of the political system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris runs through her resume of being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jabbering-kamala-whines-to-colbert-about-state-of-the-system-that-she-helped-run-for-8-years\/\" title=\"Watch: Jabbering Kamala Whines to Colbert About State of &#039;The System&#039; That She Helped Run for 8 Years\">devout public servant<\/a> with Stephen Colbert, but fails to mention how she got her start as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >devout public servant&#038;rdquo<\/a>; by dating Willie Brown while he was married and he appointed her to multiple state commissions that paid 6 figures. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yQYQaywcnZ\">pic.twitter.com\/yQYQaywcnZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/1951139477004624099?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just, for now, I don&rsquo;t want to go back in the system. I think it&rsquo;s broken,&rdquo; she said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/kamala-harris-colbert-interview_n_688c7066e4b0c723bc651f6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huffington Post<\/a>, elsewhere talking about America&rsquo;s &ldquo;systems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think right now that they&rsquo;re not as strong as they need to be, and I just don&rsquo;t want to, for now, I don&rsquo;t want to go back in the system. I want to travel the country. I want to listen to people, I want to talk with people, and I don&rsquo;t want it to be transactional, where I&rsquo;m asking for their vote,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris said not running for office does not mean she is stepping away from politics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, absolutely not. I am always going to be part of the fight. That is not going to change,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Kamala Harris, who blew over $1.5 Billion on her failed Presidential Campaign is on the Stephen Colbert Show, which loses $50 Million a year!<\/p>\n<p>Two losers who were both canceled by the American People.<\/p>\n<p>Good Riddance to both <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TWYsjtQWdj\">pic.twitter.com\/TWYsjtQWdj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alec Lace (@AlecLace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlecLace\/status\/1951142378544169193?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ever since being defeated by Trump, the 2026 campaign to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom had been viewed as her chance for a political resuscitation. But instead of enthusiasm, crosscurrents marked her potential candidacy, leading her to announce she would not run.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the end of the day, when she did her own gut check &mdash; to put it in the prosecutorial parlance &mdash; she had reasonable doubt,&rdquo; Harris adviser Sean Clegg said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/31\/why-kamala-harris-isnt-running-for-governor-00486379?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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