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The 21st of July looms for Kamala Harris and the much smaller world of advisers left around her. It’s the day she’s set to lose the US Secret Service protection that former vice presidents are granted for six months — six months from the inauguration that she believed would be her own after Joe Biden gave her 107 days to win the 2024 election when he ended his reelection bid last July 21.

By this date, multiple people close to her say they increasingly believe Harris will have finally ended the intrigue over her political future and be preparing for a 2026 California gubernatorial run. Though she hasn’t made up her mind yet, several of those people tell CNN they expect an official launch would likely come in August or soon after Labor Day.

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[-] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago

Wow, a Republican might actually win a normal governor election in California.

[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago

Watch, Caitlyn Jenner will run and outflank Harris on the identity politics representation front.

[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago

Oh god, please don't lathe into existence a governor's race between Caitlyn Jenner and Harris, in which chuds cynically troll libs by calling them transphobic for not supporting Caitlyn, while libs use the race as an excuse for open transphobia. It would be insufferable. agony

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Caitlin runs on the platform of legalizing drunk driving and gets a good chunk of libertarian votes

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

while libs use the race as an excuse for open transphobia.

We would absolutely get a “You’re not actually trans unless you vote for democrats” moment from either Harris or one of her boosters.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

plz no, i am not sure i am strong enough for this timeline

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Caitlyn Jenner, tulpa of the people

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

Despite Harris's pitiful 2020 run, there's no real reason to believe a Republican could take California in any statewide election. It's more likely that she'll run against another Democrat in the general due to CA state laws.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

there's no real reason to believe a Republican could take California in any statewide election

Schwarzenegger was governor when I moved to this state like fifteen years ago, I'm not saying it's likely but if you got the right personality in there it could definitely happen. Like imagine for a moment hearing the phrase: "Governor-elect Joe Rogan."

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Fortunately, Dwayne Johnson lives in Florida currently

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

20 years ago was a different time period and Arnold only won off a recall election. Of course it's possible a Republican could come along when a deeply unpopular Democrat is running or another recall election with low turnout could happen, but demographics have shifted. So many Republicans have fled for Texas or Florida that Orange County is solidly purple.

There's nobody with the name recognition to beat Kamala (who will also have the institutional support).

The thought of Governor Rogan did put a chill down my spine, it's just stupid enough to happen.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Do not underestimate her incompetence.

[-] [email protected] 52 points 1 week ago

DNC decided to swap them so gavin can lose to trump while harris calls for genocide of unhoused people, trans people, and starts a podcast?

[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

Revolving villian times, lets GOOOOO! lets-fucking-go

[-] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago

Can you imagine she runs for gov because Newsome runs for Pres and he wins and she loses? This shit couldn't possibly be funnier if Larry David wrote it

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

couldn't possibly be funnier if Larry David wrote it

I will never understand how he got this reputation

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Seinfeld sucks, but Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of the funniest shows ever. It's too bad Larry is a zionist.

[-] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

How could it possibly get any worse?

-Last words of a certain Californian

[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

they increasingly believe Harris will have finally ended the intrigue over her political future and

lol what intrigue

[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

"How can she possibly be this bad at this?"

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

lol she'd probably win too

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

What I'm seeing is that California absolutely does not know how to party.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

awkward loud laugh jokermala

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

I see the dems want to turn California republican. Bold strategy lets see if it pays off

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If she loses she will give a press conference to say "You won't have Kamala Harris to kick around anymore" but then she'll be elected president in 2032.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

kamala-coconut-tree I AM NOT A COCONUT

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

This isn't news, this was inevitable after she lost the presidential race. Governor is the only way for her to stay politically relevant enough to run in 2028.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

How could a human charisma vacuum such as she possibly lose?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Ew, she's corrupt and put a bunch of black people in jail who didn't deserve it

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