Kamala Harris steps up her midterm campaigning with an eye on 2028

Her stops before the midterms

• Nevada: Aaron Ford for governor
• Mississippi: Scott Colom for the Senate
• Georgia: three days with local candidates
• Florida, online: Angie Nixon for the Senate

Next week, the former U.S. vice-president campaigns in Nevada, Mississippi and Georgia for Democratic candidates. Nevada holds the second contest of the 2028 presidential primaries, after South Carolina.

Democrats' pick for 2028, latest poll

1. 1 Kamala Harris, 30%
2. 2 Gavin Newsom, 15 points behind
3. 3 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 9%
4. 4 Pete Buttigieg, 9%
5. 5 Jon Ossoff, 8%

A poll last week put Harris first among possible Democratic candidates for 2028, with 30 per cent support, 15 points ahead of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

“I have not yet decided whether I will run again. But I am convinced that the 2028 elections will not matter if we do not win those of 2026.”

— Kamala Harris, in Michigan last month

What's next

The midterm elections are less than three weeks away, and early voting has begun across the country. Former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile says the race for the 2028 nomination is still very open.