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Former US vice president Kamala Harris Alamy Stock Photo

Kamala Harris not ruling out another run at the White House

She dismissed the suggestion that she would face long odds.

FORMER US VICE president Kamala Harris not ruling out another run for the White House.

In an interview with the BBC posted on Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her.

“I am not done,” she said.

The former vice-president said she has not decided whether to mount a 2028 presidential campaign.

But she dismissed the suggestion that she would face long odds.

“I have lived my entire career a life of service and it’s in my bones,” she said.

“And there are many ways to serve. I’ve never listened to polls.”

She has recently given a series of interviews following the September release of her book, 107 Days.

It looks back on her experience replacing then-president Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee after he dropped out of the race.

She ultimately lost to Republican President Donald Trump.

In an interview with The Associated Press last week, Harris, 60, also made clear that running again in 2028 is still on the table.

She said she sees herself as a leader of the party, including in pushing back against Trump and preparing for the 2026 midterms.

Asked in an 17 October interview with AP whether she had plans for a 2028 bid, Harris said: “I haven’t decided. Sincerely. I have not decided. I may or I may not. I have not decided.”

Asked specifically whether she still wanted to do the job itself, she used the past tense, saying: “It’s a job I wanted to do.”

But she noted that the only way to do it “is to run” and win.

Meanwhile, political jockeying among Democrats for the 2028 presidential contest appears to be playing out even earlier than usual.

Several potential candidates are already taking steps to get to know voters in key states, including California governor Gavin Newsom, term-limited Kentucky governor Andy Beshear and California representative Ro Khanna.

Upwards of 30 high-profile Democrats could ultimately enter the primary.

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