{"id":2585413,"date":"2026-03-30T16:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-alum-drops-blunt-warning-on-harris-2028-run-very-bad-news-for-democrats\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:41:58","slug":"cnn-alum-drops-blunt-warning-on-harris-2028-run-very-bad-news-for-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-alum-drops-blunt-warning-on-harris-2028-run-very-bad-news-for-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Alum Drops Blunt Warning on Harris 2028 Run: &#8216;Very Bad&#8217; News for Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fcnn-alum-drops-blunt-warning-on-harris-2028-run-very-bad-news-for-democrats%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=2585413&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>The piece reports that CNN analyst Chris Cillizza believes Kamala Harris is highly likely to run for the White House again and would start the race as the front-runner. He warns that such a bid could be bad for the Democratic Party, perhaps prompting a re-litigation of the Biden years and drawing attention away from other democratic hopefuls, while also raising questions about Biden\u2019s health and performance. The article also notes Harris\u2019s public activities, including upcoming Democratic events in the South, and mentions negative press related to her book tour, including security arrangements and tour cancellations. Embedded media and site features accompany the analysis, reflecting the publication\u2019s typical mix of commentary and multimedia.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>CNN alumnus Chris Cillizza said former Vice President Kamala Harris is likely mounting another White House run, and he explained how that would be &lsquo;very bad&rsquo; news for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Late last week on his podcast, &ldquo;So What,&rdquo; Cillizza warned about the potential damage Harris could do to the Democratic Party if she runs for president again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think this is a bad thing for the Democratic Party that she appears to be moving closer to running,&rdquo; he proclaimed. &ldquo;I think that she, based on the polling, would start the race as the front-runner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;Notice I focused on &lsquo;start the race as the front-runner.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I think that the Harris people, or Harris herself, will learn the wrong lesson from that &mdash; or has already learned the wrong lesson from that,&rdquo; Cillizza continued. &ldquo;And by that I mean this: She will look at that and say, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m in first place. Why wouldn&rsquo;t I run? It&rsquo;s my nomination to lose.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.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.\"); 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-moments-that-show-lebron-james-used-to-have-a-very-different-attitude-on-police\/\" title=\"7 Moments That Show LeBron James Used To Have A Very Different Attitude On Police\">received negative press<\/a> after it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-kamala-harris-book-tour-partially-funded-california-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discovered<\/a> that she was using California Highway Patrol officers to serve as her personal security.<\/p>\n<p>California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, a Republican, said if elected, he would rescind the protection, which he called a &ldquo;corrupt freebie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>About one week later, Harris announced she was cancelling several stops on the tour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/former-vice-president-kamala-harris-cancels-several-book-tour-stops-including-sacramento\/70706203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to KCRA-TV.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the one general election she ran on the national level, she lost to Donald Trump, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-are-eating-themselves-katie-porter-plummets-after-what-eric-swalwell-did\/\" title=\"Dems Are Eating Themselves: Katie Porter Plummets After What Eric Swalwell Did\">deeply flawed candidate<\/a>,&rdquo; Cillizza explained. &ldquo;So number one, I just don&rsquo;t think, in &hellip; candidate skills, when it comes to being able to reach across the aisle and get voters who are not already hard-core Democrats, I don&rsquo;t think she has a great record of doing that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cillizza also concluded that Harris would steal attention from other potential Democratic nominees if she ran again, and that she would make former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s mental and physical decline a main talking point of the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats will spend at least some of 2027, maybe most of 2027, re-litigating the Joe Biden years in the White House,&rdquo; he declared. &ldquo;Because the way that Kamala Harris loses the race &mdash; and the way I think she will lose the race &mdash; is to not have a good answer for &lsquo;why didn&rsquo;t you see what was going on with Joe Biden physically and mentally?&rsquo; Or, &lsquo;if you did see it, why didn&rsquo;t you say something?&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, Harris has said repeatedly, &lsquo;Every time I interacted with him, he was totally fine.&rsquo; But in retrospect, you know, maybe it was too big a risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no way her Democratic primary opponents are going to let her get away with just that. Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, who will definitely run for president, has already made clear that Harris and Pete Buttigieg, who was the secretary of transportation, will have to answer for the role they played in covering up Joe Biden&rsquo;s physical and mental well-being.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, &lsquo;cover up&rsquo; is probably too strong a word, but &hellip; why didn&rsquo;t they say more? Why didn&rsquo;t they notice more? 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