Former Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t decided whether she will run for president again in 2028, telling voters in Detroit she’s focused on the upcoming midterm elections.
Harris was asked by Detroit Branch NAACP President Wendell Anthony whether she would run again, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd made up of members of Anthony’s Fellowship Chapel and the local NAACP chapter.
“I have not decided if I’m going to run again,” Harris said. “I do sincerely believe ’28 won’t matter unless we get through ’26. When you focus on the thing over there you trip on the thing right here.”
Harris was in Detroit on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to support U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign. El-Sayed faces former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers after defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in the primary.
Anthony, who moderated the conversation with Rev. Dr. Genetta Y. Hatcher, pastor of The Room Church, was among the 66% of Black voters in Detroit who supported Stevens. The Birmingham representative ran ads highlighting her work in former President Barack Obama’s administration, prompting many to believe she was endorsed by the former president.
Harris stayed out of the primary, but endorsed El-Sayed the day after he defeated Stevens. El-Sayed had endorsed Harris’ presidential bid once she became the nominee instead of former President Joe Biden.
Harris would be among the front runners to earn the Democratic nomination should she decide to run again. Michigan will be the fifth state in the country to vote for the Democratic nominee for president in February, 2028.
Michigan will hold its presidential primary on Feb. 22, 2028, after the Democratic National Committee approved a nominating calendar that puts the state fifth among six early contests.
The vote at the Democratic party’s summer meeting gave the state a guaranteed early slot in what is expected to be a crowded field for an open Democratic nomination. Voters can expect national attention from presidential campaigns and big money from national groups.
South Carolina votes first on Jan. 22, 2028, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1, New Hampshire on Feb. 8, New Mexico on Feb. 15, Michigan on Feb. 22 and Virginia on Feb. 29.
Each state votes on its own day before a larger group of states hold what’s known as Super Tuesday in March.
