Newsom reveals when he'll decide on 2028 White House bid amid growing speculation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will decide by early January whether to launch a 2028 presidential campaign, after previously pledging not to run if Kamala Harris enters the race.
Newsom made the announcement while attending the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Turkey. "As it relates to 2028, we'll make that decision in the next few months," he told Turkey's Anadolu news agency. "I'll make the determination at the beginning of the year.
Potential Democratic Field
Newsom has long been discussed as a potential 2028 contender, frequently mentioned among possible Democratic candidates, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Jon Ossoff. However, fellow Californian Kamala Harris could complicate Newsom's plans if she decides to launch another White House bid.
I don't know if she runs, but we'll see. But I wouldn't run if she ran.
Election Impact
Newsom outlined his political timeline just over a week after Republicans suffered sweeping defeats in the midterm elections, losing control of both chambers of Congress and several traditionally Republican strongholds. "Donald Trump's presidency, as we know it, ended last week in the U.S.," he said. "It was an historic rebuke of his tenure and now it's incumbent upon those that were successful to govern and to lead my party." Newsom expressed particular satisfaction with the election results, suggesting the Democratic Party now needs to present a positive alternative agenda to Trump.
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