{"id":2622496,"date":"2026-07-01T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-privately-consulting-with-zohran-mamdani-and-other-radical-leftists-as-she-maneuvers-for-2028-report\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:34:00","slug":"kamala-harris-privately-consulting-with-zohran-mamdani-and-other-radical-leftists-as-she-maneuvers-for-2028-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-privately-consulting-with-zohran-mamdani-and-other-radical-leftists-as-she-maneuvers-for-2028-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Privately Consulting with Zohran Mamdani and Other Radical Leftists as She Maneuvers for 2028: Report"},"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\">34<\/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-privately-consulting-with-zohran-mamdani-and-other-radical-leftists-as-she-maneuvers-for-2028-report%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=2622496&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 strategically engaging with far-left factions of the Democratic Party to stay relevant for the 2028 presidential race. Recent reports indicate she has contacted NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and met privately with pro-Palestinian activists like Abbas Alawieh and James Zogby. Harris has expressed support for Israel but also aims to demonstrate support for Palestinians, raising skepticism among some progressives about her genuine intentions. Critics view her actions as opportunistic and politically calculated, especially as some see these moves as part of a broader shift within the Democratic Party on Middle East issues. analysts suggest her efforts may be aimed at positioning herself for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-goes-first-a-fortnight-from-americas-first-primary-day-what-to-look-for-in-lone-star-state\/\" title=\"Texas Goes First: A Fortnight from America\u2019s First Primary Day, What to Look for in Lone Star State\">future primaries<\/a>, reflecting meaningful and rapid changes in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >party dynamics related<\/a> to Palestine and Israel. There is debate over her authenticity, with some questioning whether she will remain a centrist or pivot further left, potentially affecting her 2028 electoral prospects.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Vice President Kamala Harris is making new friends on the far left of the Democratic Party as she seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-stelter-laments-that-foxs-biggest-stars-have-not-shared-vaccine-selfies-who-cares\/\" title=\"Brian Stelter Laments That \u2018Fox\u2019s Biggest Stars Have Not Shared Vaccine Selfies!\u2019 Who Cares?\">remain relevant<\/a> for the 2028 presidential election, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harris called far-left\u00a0 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been meeting privately with pro-Palestinian zealots, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/01\/harris-mamdani-progressives-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The outreach comes after far-left Democrats won congressional primaries last week in New York City and this week in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axios reported that the call between Harris and Mamdani touched on the future of the party as the two planned to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-the-fight-over-identity\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: The Fight Over Identity\">longer talk<\/a> on the subject.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harris is also meeting with Palestinian activists such as Abbas Alawieh, a co-founder of the Uncommitted Movement that opposed former President Joe Biden\u2019s positions on Israel, and longtime Palestinian activist James Zogby. In 2024, Harris said she supported Israel, but also sought to claim she supported the Palestinians as well.<\/p>\n<p>Alawieh said Harris requested the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>He said he \u201creiterated my longstanding position that American tax dollars should never be used to target civilians or destroy entire communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her recent memoir, Harris said she \u201cpleaded\u201d with Biden to be more publicly supportive of Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Some are cool to the changes in Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy should we trust her now?\u201d Palestinian-American Rania Batrice, a progressive strategist, said. \u201cIf this change is real, she has an opportunity to prove it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil then, skepticism isn\u2019t just understandable, it\u2019s warranted,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One commentator suggested Harris was simply being opportunistic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is about positioning for the 2028 primary where no candidate knows where the lane for support for Palestinian rights is going to be but they know there\u2019s going to be one,\u201d Republican consultant Mike Madrid said, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/01\/us-news\/kamala-harris-forms-power-pact-with-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo question this is a risky move but it\u2019s one transforming both parties and the calculus at the moment has become it\u2019s better to do something than nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHarris\u2019 shift is a sign of just how much has changed, and how quickly, in the Democratic Party on the issue of Palestine and Israel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/kamala-harris-privately-reaching-out-to-mayor-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Review<\/a> Op-Ed, Jim Geraghty mused about Harris\u2019 leftward lurch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI remain a skeptic that the Democratic Party will nominate Kamala Harris as its presidential nominee for a second straight cycle,\u201d he wrote, while noting that the primary schedule could work in Harris\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNow it\u2019s fair to wonder whether Harris has any interest in running as even a semi-centrist option in the 2028 primary,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you\u2019re a Mamdani-loving progressive, I\u2019m not sure you want to hitch your wagon to the damaged goods of Harris \u2014 particularly if a longer-term ally like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is likely to be in the mix of candidates,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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