Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Sep 26
Kamala Harris Courts 2028 Bid With Michigan Stop as 60% of Americans View Israel Unfavorably
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Sep 26

Kamala Harris Courts 2028 Bid With Michigan Stop as 60% of Americans View Israel Unfavorably

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 26

Summary

  • Michigan became Harris’s latest testing ground as she joined Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Black maternal health roundtable while telling Detroit voters she is still deciding on a 2028 run.
  • July donor materials circulated by her aides framed campaign travel as a way to keep Harris influential in the Democratic Party and help midterm candidates while she weighs another presidential campaign.
  • El-Sayed and other outreach targets point to the voters Harris most needs to win back: progressives, pro-Palestinian activists and Arab Americans alienated by her past Gaza stance.
  • James Zogby of the Arab American Institute said he had a “long talk” with Harris, part of a broader effort that also included calls to left-wing figures after progressive primary wins.
  • The repositioning reflects Democratic 2024 fallout, with many young progressives staying home and polls now showing 60% of U.S. adults hold an unfavorable view of Israel.

Insights

How will a former leader's strategic return to the midterm trail reshape her political future for 2028?