Majority Of California Dems Want Kamala Harris To Pass On Another White House Run According To Poll

Bad news for Kamala…

A recent poll revealed Californians do not want Kamala Harris to make a second run for the White House, according to a UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times poll.

Almost two-thirds of registered voters in California and 51% of Democrats said Harris should not seek the presidency again following her two failed White House bids in 2020 and 2024, according to the survey. Meanwhile, roughly 45% of California’s registered voters said they were “very” or “somewhat” enthusiastic about the prospect of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom running for president, while 36% said the same about Harris.

“She [Harris] lost, which is always a negative when you’re trying to run again,” Mark DiCamillo, director of the poll, which was conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by the LA Times, told the outlet. “It’s interesting that even after Harris bowed out of the governor’s race, most Californians don’t really think she should run for president.”

The poll found that nearly 4 in 10 registered voters said they felt uncertain about which candidate they will back in California’s 2026 gubernatorial race. Former California Democrat Rep. Katie Porter received 17% support, while Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was the only other contender in the state’s gubernatorial race who won double-digit support, notching 10% support, according to the poll.

When respondents were asked to rank their top two picks in the race for California’s governor’s mansion, Porter notched 22% as the first or second choice, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra won 18%, Bianco secured 15% and former Fox News host Steve Hilton received 12%, according to the survey.

California notably conducts all-party primaries for statewide races — with the top two candidates regardless of partisan affiliation advancing to the general election.

In late July, Harris announced she was passing on a run in California’s upcoming gubernatorial race, further fueling speculation that she is planning to step into the 2028 White House race. 

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