Kamala Harris Courts Progressive Leaders Including Socialist NYC Mayor Ahead of Potential 2028 Run

What was said

"In our view, an endorsement is a very specific thing. And we made a public offer to Vice President Harris that if she embraces a different approach if she endorses a policy that would truly implement US law and stop the flow of weapons to Netanyahu for his mass killing campaign. He's killing babies to the tune of over 16,000 babies. Then we would come out and publicly endorse and that would mean we would mobilize people here in the state of Michigan and elsewhere."

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is privately reaching out to progressive leaders including socialist New York City Mayor Zoron Mdani and Gaza war activists who opposed the Biden administration's Israel policy. Harris met with uncommitted movement co-founder Abbas Alawi, who explained during the 2024 campaign that a formal endorsement would require her to embrace stopping weapons flows to Netanyahu. The outreach signals Harris is working to rebuild the progressive coalition she would need for a 2028 White House campaign, where she remains the early frontrunner at 27.3% in polling.