Kamala Harris has emerged from her den, apparently refreshed. Last week, she delivered a winsome keynote at a benefit gala in San Francisco, then made a surprise appearance at the Met Gala, the party of the year for New York City high society, and this week headlined a closed-door benefit for the Democratic National Committee. She reportedly will decide by the end of the summer whether to run for California governor.

It’s a lot of Kamala, and the sudden wave of public appearances—after a monthslong political hibernation following her November defeat to Donald Trump—has prompted discussions within the Democratic Party about her possible return as a presidential candidate in 2028.

Democrats are “divided” about it. There are many skeptics, but others are leaving the door open. “Time will tell,” Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado told The Hill this week. “Every election is different.” Others express doubt that there is a better candidate, or say she was unfairly disadvantaged by the brevity of the 2024 campaign and could succeed in a more conventional election cycle.

Please, no.

Living under a far-right authoritarian regime that is gutting every American institution that keeps people safe, alive, and connected to a thriving civilization, we have to keep asking ourselves how we got here—and how we can get out. And the most important factor in Donald Trump’s win was that Kamala Harris lost.

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