I remain a skeptic that the Democratic Party will nominate Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee for a second straight cycle. There’s a school of thought that because at least one of the early 2028 primaries will be in the South, and African-Americans make up a lot of primary voters in those states, she will have an advantage in at least those states. And if the other “lanes in the primary are divided among other hard-to-distinguish white progressive candidates,” perhaps Harris can steadily accumulate delegates to the convention.

South Carolina propelled Joe Biden to the nomination in 2020, but that was, in part, because he wasn’t Bernie Sanders and African-American voters in the Palmetto State were not impressed with Bernie Sanders’ socialist agenda.

Now it’s a wonder if Harris has any interest in running as even a semi-centrist option in the 2028 primary.

Axios reports, “Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists.”

If you’re a Mamdani-loving progressive, I’m not sure you want to hitch your wagon to the damaged goods of Harris — particularly if a longer-term ally like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is likely to be in the mix of candidates. But it must feel good to know that Harris sees you as important enough to court in the early stages of the 2028 process.