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Harris Courts Left-Wing Leaders Amid 2028 Run Speculation

7/2/2026

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Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed a phone call with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani while weighing a 2028 run.
Vice President Kamala Harris met privately with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Chicago.
Vice President Kamala Harris later spoke with pro-Palestinian activist Abbas Alawieh in Detroit.
Republican National Committee chair Joe Gruters said Democrats are in a death spiral for courting radical leftists.
Strategist Nathan Brand called Harris’s 2028 bid unhinged.

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Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed a phone call with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani while weighing a 2028 run.
Vice President Kamala Harris met privately with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Chicago.
Vice President Kamala Harris later spoke with pro-Palestinian activist Abbas Alawieh in Detroit.
Republican National Committee chair Joe Gruters said Democrats are in a death spiral for courting radical leftists.
Strategist Nathan Brand called Harris’s 2028 bid unhinged.