{"id":2565161,"date":"2026-02-05T23:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-gives-clearest-indication-yet-that-shes-running-in-2028-restarts-2024-machine-8\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:07:46","slug":"kamala-harris-gives-clearest-indication-yet-that-shes-running-in-2028-restarts-2024-machine-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-gives-clearest-indication-yet-that-shes-running-in-2028-restarts-2024-machine-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Gives Clearest Indication Yet That She&#8217;s Running in 2028, Restarts 2024 Machine"},"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\">28<\/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-gives-clearest-indication-yet-that-shes-running-in-2028-restarts-2024-machine-8%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=2565161&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 is signaling a bid for the 2028 presidential race by relaunching her Kamala HQ as \u201cHeadquarters\u201d on X and teaming up with the left-leaning group People for the American Way to build an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-gives-clearest-indication-yet-that-shes-running-in-2028-restarts-2024-machine\/\" title=\"Kamala ... Gives Clearest Indication Yet That She&#039;s Running in 2028, Restarts 2024 Machine\">online organizing project<\/a> for next-generation campaigning. The effort includes plans to publish on Substack, youtube, and other platforms, and features a video of Harris addressing followers, positioning Headquarters as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long-term progressive infrastructure<\/a> rather than a temporary campaign tool. CNN notes the association will be run by some of her former advisers and People for the American Way, with Harris titled as \u201cchair emerita\u201d to emphasize her ongoing leadership. The piece argues Harris will be a prominent figure in Democratic branding, but it also highlights meaningful hurdles: she has never won a presidential primary (she withdrew in 2020 and was nominated in 2024), carries baggage from her time in the biden governance, and could face competition from Democrats such as California Governor Gavin Newsom. With two years to 2028, the move is framed as a strategy to stay relevant in the left-leaning online sphere rather than a guaranteed path to the nomination.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris is setting her sights on the 2028 election.<\/p>\n<p>The failed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee has relaunched her &ldquo;Kamala HQ&rdquo; account on social media platform X, rebranding it as &ldquo;Headquarters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/05\/politics\/kamala-hq-account-kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN reported<\/a> she has partnered with the left-wing organization People for the American Way to create &ldquo;an online organizing project for next generation campaigning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN quoted a news release from the new group, explaining its goals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Conservatives build permanent organizing infrastructure. Progressives have historically built machines that dismantle after Election Day. Headquarters is the end of that cycle.&rdquo;<\/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>The account plans to post on Substack, YouTube, and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>A video of Harris addressing her followers was posted Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, Kamala HQ is turning into &lsquo;Headquarters,&rsquo; and it&rsquo;s where you can go online to get, basically, the latest of what&rsquo;s going on, and also to meet and revisit with some of our great and courageous leaders, be they elected leaders, community leaders, civic leaders, faith leaders, young leaders &hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really excited about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to Headquarters, the new Gen-Z <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-relaunch-of-kamala-hq-as-gen-z-content-hub-what-to-know\/\" title=\"... relaunch of &#039;...&#039; as Gen Z content hub: What to know\">led progressive content hub<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7EQyz3DFpd\">pic.twitter.com\/7EQyz3DFpd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HQ (@headquarters_67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/headquarters_67\/status\/2019404025507225735?\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Per CNN, Harris has not hidden from the public since her defeat in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Her memoir about the election, &ldquo;107 Days,&rdquo; has seen her do two tours across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Headquarters organization will be run by some of her former campaign advisers and individuals from People for the American Way, and Harris&rsquo;s title will be &ldquo;chair emerita,&rdquo; which CNN described as &ldquo;honorary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But if this clip is any indication, she will feature prominently in their engagement.<\/p>\n<p>With more than two years before November 2028, Harris is not being subtle here.<\/p>\n<p>One does not have to be a strategist to see that this is her play to stay relevant and keep her name inside the leftist cybersphere.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance &mdash; a likely Republican candidate &mdash; does not have that same hill to climb.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Trump administration, the public sees and hears from him often.<\/p>\n<p>For Harris in 2028, the hill will be steeper. The circumstances of obtaining that nomination will be completely different from 2024.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no last-minute switch between her and an outgoing president.<\/p>\n<p>She will have to face her fellow Democrats &mdash; including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, most likely &mdash; if she even hopes to get a chance to run against Vance.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a point that cannot be stressed enough: Despite how prominently Harris is featured in Democrats&rsquo; branding, she has never defeated anyone in a primary.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, she withdrew before the Democratic primary, and in 2024, she was handed the nomination on a silver platter.<\/p>\n<p>How is this a viable candidate?<\/p>\n<p>Add this reality to all the baggage she carries from working in the Biden administration &mdash; which she could not answer for in 2024 &mdash; and her prospects look bleak.<\/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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After losing the 2024 Democratic nomination, she relaunched her \u201cKamala HQ\u201d on X, rebranding it as \u201cHeadquarters,\u201d and CNN says she has teamed up with the progressive group People for the American Way to build \u201can online organizing project for next\u2011generation campaigning.\u201d The group says conservatives have built durable organizing infrastructure, while progressives have tended to create machines that fade after Election Day; Headquarters is meant to end that cycle and become a lasting organizing engine.<\/p>\n<p>The plan includes expanding onto Substack, YouTube, and other platforms. Harris posted a video to followers saying Headquarters will be a hub for updates and for reconnecting with elected, community, civic, faith, and young leaders. It\u2019s pitched as a new Gen\u2011Z\u2013led progressive content hub.<\/p>\n<p>CNN notes Harris has not shied away from the public since 2024\u2019s defeat. Her memoir, 107 Days, has spurred two nationwide tours. Headquarters will be run by some of her former campaign advisers and People for the American Way, with Harris titled as \u201cchair emerita\u201d (described as honorary). If the clip is any indication, she will be a prominent presence in their outreach.<\/p>\n<p>With more than two years until November 2028, Harris\u2019s effort is clearly a bid to stay relevant in the left\u2011leaning online space. By contrast, a likely Republican candidate like Vice President JD Vance faces a different path, since he remains a frequent public presence from the Trump era. For Harris to secure the Democratic nomination in 2028, she likely would have to contend with fellow Democrats\u2014probably California Governor Gavin Newsom\u2014and she has never won a primary (she withdrew in 2020 before the Democratic contest, and in 2024 she was nominated without a competitive primary). Added to the baggage from her work in the Biden administration, her prospects could be challenging<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2565162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kamala-Harris.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,32438,73022,33994,32515],"class_list":["post-2565161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-machine-2","tag-presidential-campaign","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kamala-Harris.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2565161"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565165,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565161\/revisions\/2565165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2565162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2565161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2565161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2565161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}