{"id":2622328,"date":"2026-07-01T16:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-confirms-harris-has-been-in-touch-as-queries-swirl-over-2028-run\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:42:12","slug":"mamdani-confirms-harris-has-been-in-touch-as-queries-swirl-over-2028-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-confirms-harris-has-been-in-touch-as-queries-swirl-over-2028-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani confirms Harris has been &#8216;in touch&#8217; as queries swirl over 2028 run"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmamdani-confirms-harris-has-been-in-touch-as-queries-swirl-over-2028-run%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=2622328&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>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that former Vice president Kamala Harris has been in contact with him for several months, suggesting she is engaging with progressive leaders as she considers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-buttigieg-leans-into-new-media-ahead-of-possible-2028-run\/\" title=\"Pete Buttigieg leans into new media ahead of possible 2028 ...\">potential 2028 presidential bid<\/a>. Harris reportedly reached out too Mamdani shortly after helping Democratic candidates in New York\u2019s primary elections, signaling efforts to strengthen ties with the party\u2019s left wing. She also met privately with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and has expanded outreach to pro-Palestinian activists, indicating a strategic move to align more closely with progressive and activist groups within the Democratic Party. These interactions are seen as part of Harris&#8217;s broader effort to solidify her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political standing amid ongoing debates<\/a> about the party\u2019s future direction and her prospects for future campaigns. Harris\u2019s engagements include discussions on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-kamala-harris-never-would-have-gone-to-the-border-if-it-wasnt-for-trump\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley Says Kamala Harris \u2018Never\u2019 Would Have Gone To The Border If It Wasn\u2019t For Trump\">foreign policy stance<\/a>, such as her firm opposition to starting an Iran war, and efforts to connect with grassroots movements, although some activists remain disillusioned due to her perceived reluctance to include certain voices at the Democratic National Convention.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> confirmed Wednesday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">former Vice President Kamala Harris <\/a>has been in contact with him for a few months, the latest indication that the former Democratic presidential nominee is strengthening ties with the party\u2019s progressive wing as she weighs a possible <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">2028 White<\/a> House bid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes. That is true,\u201d the socialist mayor said during an appearance on\u00a0SiriusXM\u2019s <em>The Clay Cane Show<\/em>. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nonpartisan-voter-reg-groups-target-likely-dem-voters-in-va\/\" title=\"&#039;Nonpartisan&#039; Voter Reg Groups Target Likely-Dem Voters In VA\">vice president reached<\/a> out to have a conversation, and\u00a0we\u2019ve had\u00a0a brief conversation. We\u2019ve been in touch over the last few months, and I really do appreciate her outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4632997\/mamdani-kamala-harris-phone-call-2028-bid\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani confirms Harris phone call, says she\u2019s been \u2018in touch\u2019 as speculation swirls over 2028 White House run<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4632127\/anti-establishment-candidates-win-big-colorado-primary-elections-takeaways\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anti-establishment candidates win big in Colorado primary elections: Three takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4630754\/democrats-campaign-finance-ruling-invitation-for-corruption\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats say campaign finance ruling an \u2018invitation for corruption\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acknowledgment comes as speculation continues to build that Harris, who lost the 2024 presidential election to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">President Donald Trump<\/a>, is laying the groundwork for another run in 2028. Her outreach to Mamdani, one of the country\u2019s highest-profile socialists and a rising star on the Left, is likely to fuel questions about how Harris is positioning herself within a Democratic Party increasingly influenced by progressive activists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/01\/harris-mamdani-progressives-2028\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/01\/harris-mamdani-progressives-2028\">called <\/a>Mamdani two days after his endorsed candidates helped unseat two incumbent Democrats in New York\u2019s primary elections earlier this month, according to <em>Axios<\/em>, victories that underscored the growing political clout of the party\u2019s left flank. Harris also reportedly met privately with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"282\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) on the sidelines of the \u201cPower Rising\u201d conference in Chicago, a gathering focused on empowering black women leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taken together, the outreach is likely to fuel speculation that Harris is working to strengthen relationships with progressive leaders after years of criticism from some on the Left over her record and political positioning. With the Democratic Party engaged in an internal debate over its future direction following the 2024 election, relationships with influential figures such as Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez could prove increasingly important should Harris enter the next presidential race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris has also quietly expanded her outreach to pro-Palestinian activists, a constituency that frequently clashed with her 2024 campaign over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">former President Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> handling of the war in Gaza. Members of Harris\u2019s team have reportedly been engaging with activists over the past year, including at least one organizer who helped launch the Uncommitted Movement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4610712\/kamala-harris-absolutely-wouldnt-start-iran-war\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4610712\">KAMALA HARRIS SAYS SHE \u2018ABSOLUTELY\u2019 WOULDN\u2019T HAVE STARTED IRAN WAR <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uncommitted delegates said the Harris campaign rejected their request to allow a Palestinian American to address the Democratic National Convention, leaving many activists disillusioned and divided over whether to support her in the general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also reported that Harris met last week in Detroit with Abbas Alawieh, a cofounder of the Uncommitted Movement who is now running as a Democrat for a Michigan state Senate seat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alawieh has said he voted for Harris in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamdani confirms Harris has been in contact for months<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2622329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26176039979597.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,15554,4021,56552,5894],"class_list":["post-2622328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-communication","tag-harris","tag-mamdani","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26176039979597.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622328","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\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622328"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622336,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622328\/revisions\/2622336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}