{"id":6299,"date":"2026-09-16T01:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/?p=6299"},"modified":"2026-09-16T01:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:55:59","slug":"gavin-newsom-says-he-wont-challenge-kamala-harris-for-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/?p=6299","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom Says He Won\u2019t Challenge Kamala Harris for 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom has made one of his clearest statements yet about the 2028 presidential race, saying he would stay out of the Democratic primary if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run.<\/p>\n<p>During a fly-fishing interview with CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper in Montana, Newsom was asked directly whether he would compete against Harris. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t run if she ran,\u201d Newsom responded. When Tapper pressed him, the governor reiterated that position and said competing against Harris would amount to \u201cmutual assured destruction\u201d because of their overlapping political relationships and supporters.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-515917298\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-515917298\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '515917298', 'READ MORE', 'READ LESS' )\">READ MORE<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-515917298\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\nNewsom explained that he knows Harris\u2019 supporters and friends well and believes the two would draw from many of the same Democratic constituencies. His spokesman later confirmed to KCRA that the televised comments accurately represented Newsom\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration is significant because both California politicians continue to attract speculation about 2028, although neither has announced a presidential campaign. Newsom acknowledged that Harris has previously sought the presidency while he has not, but maintained that running against her would serve no broader purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom and Harris have known each other for decades through California politics, and both developed national profiles after holding statewide office.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Newsom\u2019s statement establishes a clear condition on any potential presidential bid: if Harris enters the 2028 race, he says he will not join her on the Democratic primary ballot. Harris has not announced whether she intends to run, leaving both politicians\u2019 ultimate plans unresolved.             <\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom has made one of his clearest statements yet about the 2028 presidential race, saying he would stay out of the Democratic primary if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run. During a fly-fishing interview with CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper in Montana, Newsom was asked directly whether he would compete against Harris. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6301,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6299\/revisions\/6301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}