And so as Harris prepares to run for California governor, one fundraiser explained that donors to the far-left “realize it’s just going to bring up the whole pathetic last presidential, which no one wants to hear about again. And then it’s the whole ‘Did you know Joe Biden?’ thing. She still would probably lead, but honestly, no one is incredibly pumped.” And really, why should they be?
Scott Drexel, whom Politico identifies as a “Bay Area-based donor adviser who works with individuals, labor groups and businesses,” adds: “It’s very fair to say there’s not an overwhelming clamor” for Kamala to run to succeed Governor Hair Gel. Drexel, however, suggested that the problem lay not so much with Harris’ lackluster performance as a presidential candidate, or with her difficulties in formulating an articulate English sentence. The trouble, Drexel opined, was simply with Harris’ Hamlet act about whether or not she really wanted to run for governor of California at all, rather than wait until 2028 and run for president again. “It’s very hard,” Drexel said, “for there to be one if it’s not 100 percent clear if she really wants to do it. She’s going to have to work for the nomination. Every day that passes, there’s less of a sense of inevitability about her candidacy.”
Nevertheless, Mather Martin insisted that Harris’ positives outweighed her negatives and overshadowed “the concerns about baggage. I’m not saying people don’t have them, but if she were to get in, I think the strengths are going to overpower a lot of that.” What strengths? Unfortunately, Martin didn’t say.
Debbie Mesloh, whom Politico says is a “political strategist and longtime Harris confidante,” was confident: “I believe she is approaching this moment with thoughtfulness and a deep sense of responsibility. I’m sure she is weighing where she can make the greatest impact, how best to serve, and what the moment demands. It’s a process grounded in experience, values, and a clear understanding of the stakes.” Yeah, but associating Kamala Harris with “thoughtfulness and a deep sense of responsibility” strains credulity well past the breaking point. She may well run for governor, but it will take a whole lot more wishful thinking and fantasy for anyone to get “incredibly pumped” about her candidacy.