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Critics have long accused Harris of hiding from the media, and Trump is clearly ready to make that a central theme if she tries to return to California politics. And he’s not wrong—Harris went 39 days without doing an interview after Biden dropped out and endorsed her. When she finally appeared on camera, it was in a carefully managed joint interview with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on August 29.
Her brief media blitz that followed didn’t help much either—reporters quickly accused her of dodging tough questions. One major missed opportunity? A planned sit-down with podcast giant Joe Rogan that never happened. Rogan later suggested Harris’s team tried to censor the interview by limiting what he could ask.
Meanwhile, Trump did appear on Rogan’s show—and the podcast king eventually threw his support behind the 45th president.
Still, some Democrats are trying to pump up Harris’s credentials. A former advisor to Harris said she’d be a “great” governor, pointing to her national profile and leadership potential.
“On a national level, what Newsom has been able to do with that job, there is a lot of upside with what she can do as the governor of the fifth-largest economy with her name ID when our party is looking for national leadership and California looking for good governance – especially at a time when California is going through a lot,” the advisor claimed.
But Harris isn’t the only name in the mix.
Gavin Newsom, despite being a rumored 2028 presidential hopeful himself, just raised eyebrows by inviting MAGA firebrand Steve Bannon onto his new podcast. The move didn’t sit well with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.
“Newsom bringing on different voices is great, we shouldn’t be afraid to talk and to debate just about anyone,” Beshear told Politico. “But Steve Bannon espouses hatred and anger, and even at some points violence, and I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform, ever, anywhere.”
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Polls suggest Harris still leads the pack—far ahead of Newsom and even edging out another possible 2028 contender: Pete Buttigieg.
Buttigieg just ruled out a run for either U.S. Senate or Michigan governor in 2026, fueling speculation that he’s eyeing the White House instead.
“I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race. I remain enthusiastic about helping candidates who share our values – and who understand that in this moment, leadership means not only opposing today’s cruel chaos, but also presenting a vision of a better alternative,” Buttigieg wrote on X.
“While my own plans don’t include running for office in 2026, I remain intensely focused on consolidating, communicating, and supporting a vision for this alternative. The decisions made by elected leaders matter entirely because of how they shape our everyday lives – and the choices made in these years will decide the American people’s access to freedom, security, democracy, and prosperity for the rest of our lifetimes,” he added.
While the Democrats battle it out behind closed doors, Trump is already laying the groundwork for 2028—and making it clear that if Kamala Harris wants to run California, she’ll have to come out of hiding first.
