Kamala Harris rules out run for California governor

Former Vice President Kamala Harris stated on Wednesday that she won t run for governor of California Harris declared she s spent the time since her balloting loss reflecting on the best way to keep fighting for the American people and has ruled out a run at the governor s mansion in I am a devout population servant and from the earliest days of my career I have thought that the best way I could make a difference in people s lives and fight for a better future was to improve the system from within Harris wrote I love this state its people and its promise It is my home But after deep reflection I ve decided that I will not run for governor in this polling Harris served in multiple state-level roles in California She worked as the attorney general of California and senator from the state before joining President Joe Biden in the White House Her decision not to run marks the first time in decades that Harris isn t either serving in or running for political office For now my leadership and masses arrangement will not be in elected office Harris mentioned I look forward to getting back out and listening to the American people helping elect Democrats across the nation who will fight fearlessly and sharing more details in the months ahead about my own plans Current California Gov Gavin Newsom can t seek a third term and multiple considered Harris a natural successor for the state s top job Should Harris s pause be in operation of a presidential campaign she could end up in competition with Newsom who didn t rule out a presidential bid while speaking to the Wall Street Journal in June Related Black people may not be joining all of your protests But they are still resisting Rep Robert Garcia D-Calif expressed excitement at Harris s promise of helping get Democrats elected across the country Excited about her hitting the road and traveling the country to help us flip the House and win back Congress Let s go Garcia wrote Sean Clegg a longtime advisor to Harris notified the Los Angeles Times that Harris considered a run but decided otherwise and set her sights outside of elected office I think she listened to her gut Obviously she saw a huge opportunity so she had to consider it but at the end of the day she just didn t feel called noted Clegg I think she s interested in exploring how she can have an impact from the outside for a while Republicans also celebrated Harris announcement calling it a win for President Donald Trump and an end to her political career Kamala Harris s political career is over thanks to President Trump Kollin Crompton of the Republican Governors Association revealed in a comment Americans across the country can sigh in relief that they won t have to see or hear from Kamala Harris any longer Read more about Kamala Harris Democrats are lawyering themselves into political oblivion Time to change that Lessons from a losing campaign a Senate hopeful reflects on Democrats failures in We can t just give in Women of color are still processing Harris loss while preparing for Trump The post Kamala Harris rules out run for California governor appeared first on Salon com