Former Vice President Kamala Harris has made good on her promise not to “go out quiety” since losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, and since leaving Washington D.C. earlier this week.
Insiders close to Harris now say she’s been busy plotting her next move — a political alliance with former First Lady Hillary Clinton.
According to reports from New York Magazine, Harris reportedly spoke with Clinton on multiple occasions as she mulls her future in politics.
According to sources cited in the publication, not much is known about the details of those discussions, but Harris had also consulted family members and friends while trying to figure out her future.
Some have speculated that she will stage a gubernatorial run next year in California, as her close friend, Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, is limited on terms and can’t run again.
Others think she still has her eye on The White House and will launch another bid for the presidency.
Shortly after the election, Harris reportedly told advisors not to make any plans that would preclude her from seeking the presidency in 2028, according to the outlet.
Last week Harris addressed a room of staff as she participated in the decades-long tradition of signing her desk drawer.
During her brief remarks, Harris said she would not “go quietly into the night,” saying that “our work is not done.”
The comments she made to staff echoed a message from her concession speech in which she told supporters, “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign.”
Both Harris and Clinton were defeated by Trump and were both were backed by a long list of Hollywood A-listers, whose endorsements ultimately did not help.
Clinton had similarly grappled with what to do after losing the election but ultimately opted against seeking public office again.
In 2023, she landed a job at Columbia University to serve as a professor of international and public affairs, according to the New York Post.
Harris’ and Clinton’s representatives have not commented.