Despite the sound defeat that Vice President Kamala Harris suffered in the 2024 presidential election, she'll likely remain in the public eye.

"I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign: the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness, and the dignity of all people," Harris said in her concession speech last week. "A fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation, the ideals that reflect America at our best. That is a fight I will never give up."

For high-visibility, vainglorious politicians who have held powerful positions like Harris -- San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general, U.S. senator, and vice president -- giving up 20 years in the limelight goes against the grain.

Harris could follow the examples previously defeated presidential candidates set.

She could start a foundation like Jimmy Carter did after his 1980 defeat to Ronald Reagan. The Carter Center, which builds sustainable housing and prevents disease from spreading in developing countries, helped the former one-term president win the 2002........

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