By Gloria Nosa
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has hinted that her political journey may be far from over, revealing that she could once again seek the presidency in the future.
In a candid interview with the BBC on Saturday, Harris declared, “I am not done,” when asked if she still envisioned herself in the Oval Office one day. “Possibly,” she added with a smile — her most direct acknowledgment yet that she is considering another run for the White House.
Harris, who lost the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump following President Joe Biden’s abrupt withdrawal from the race just 107 days before Election Day, appears to be reclaiming her political narrative. Her new memoir, 107 Days, offers an unfiltered look into one of the most tumultuous campaign seasons in modern U.S. history.
In the memoir, Harris reflects on Biden’s shocking decision to suspend his re-election campaign and endorse her at the last minute — a move she describes as “reckless” and deeply destabilizing for the Democratic Party.
“The stakes were simply too high to leave such a consequential moment to one man’s personal decision,” Harris wrote. “The country needed steadiness, not chaos, and yet that’s what we were left to navigate.”
The former vice president also opens up about the intense deliberations that followed, detailing how she approached the selection of a running mate under extraordinary pressure. According to Harris, she carefully weighed several prominent figures — including Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — before ultimately deciding against all three.
Each, she wrote, brought “unique strengths but also political baggage that could cloud the campaign’s message of renewal and unity.”
Despite the defeat, Harris maintains that her passion for public service remains undiminished. “I’ve lived my entire life as one of service — it’s in my bones,” she told the BBC. “And I believe that within my nieces’ lifetime, they will see a woman serve as president of the United States.”
When pressed on whether that woman could be her, she paused before responding, “Possibly.”
As for the polls that have often placed her as an outsider in future Democratic primaries, Harris dismissed them outright. “There are all kinds of polls that tell you a variety of things,” she said. “If I lived by polls, I wouldn’t be here today.”
Though she stopped short of a formal declaration, Harris’s words — paired with the introspection of her memoir — suggest a comeback might already be taking shape.
