Kamala Harris Decides Not To Run For Governor Of California

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not tally for California governor, she announced Wednesday, ending months of speculation pursuing her 2024 conclusion to Donald Trump successful nan statesmanlike race.

"In caller months, I person fixed superior thought to asking nan group of California for nan privilege to service arsenic their Governor," Harris said successful a prepared statement. "I emotion this state, its people, and its promise. It is my home. But aft heavy reflection, I’ve decided that I will not tally for Governor successful this election."

"For now, my activity — and nationalist work — will not beryllium successful elected office," she continued. "I look guardant to getting backmost retired and listening to nan American people, helping elite Democrats crossed nan federation who will conflict fearlessly, and sharing much specifications successful nan months up astir my ain plans."

Harris, who did not reside a imaginable 2028 statesmanlike candidacy, added: "In nan United States of America, powerfulness must dishonesty pinch nan people. And We, nan People must usage our powerfulness to conflict for freedom, opportunity, fairness, and nan dignity of all. I will stay successful that fight."

Harris held statewide agency successful California for 10 years, first arsenic nan authorities lawyer wide and past for 4 years arsenic a U.S. senator, earlier she resigned to presume nan vice presidency aft Joe Biden won nan 2020 election. She past replaced Biden arsenic nan Democratic statesmanlike nominee successful 2024 aft he dropped retired of nan race.

A personification adjacent to Harris who said pinch her Wednesday said Harris looked guardant to talking to Californians and group crossed nan state astir this moment, but arsenic a backstage citizen. They insisted that Harris had a way to triumph if she had tally for governor.

“Stay tuned because she’s going to person different announcements and they’re not astir 2028," nan personification said.

“She still wants to beryllium portion of nan nationalist speech and talk astir Donald Trump and being successful debates and forums successful California is not going to let her to do that," nan personification added.