After Kamala Harris’ second failed presidential run in 2024, there was immediate speculation not just as to who would lead the Democrat Party under a second Trump administration but also as to which ones would launch 2028 presidential bids at some point.
It was clear fairly early on that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was interested, something he eventually confirmed in an October 2025 interview. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ 2024 running mate, has also been making the rounds, as has Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and former Biden-Harris DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Over the summer, Harris ruled out running in the 2026 California gubernatorial race. But she hasn’t taken the possibility of a third presidential run off the table, making the media rounds where she’s bizarrely cursed out President Trump, and having done a book tour for a couple of months after “107 Days” was released.
One part of Harris’ book that has gotten a lot of attention was a section where she criticized Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), who was vetted as a potential vice presidential running mate in 2024. She alleged that he came off as a little too interested in the trappings of a potential vice presidency and that he seemed to be someone who would want to be a “co-president” who was in the room for every presidential decision.
Until recently, Shapiro’s only real response has been to suggest Harris knew about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline but said nothing, an explosive accusation that the corporate press should investigate further, but of course won’t.
But in a just-published interview, Shapiro – who is also rumored to be considering a 2028 presidential run – was again asked about Harris’ book criticisms, and suffice it to say, he got more than a bit chippy:
Harris also wrote in her memoir that, before Shapiro’s interview, the Pennsylvania governor asked her residence manager how many bedrooms were in the vice-presidential residence and wondered aloud about whether the Smithsonian might work with him to loan Pennsylvania art for the house. This particular detail seemed to provoke the most incredulous and defensive response from Shapiro, according to [the Atlantic’s Tim] Alberta.
“That’s complete and utter bull—-,” Shapiro told the Atlantic. “I can tell you that her accounts are just blatant lies.”
When asked if he felt betrayed by Harris, whom he had known for 20 years, Shapiro “snapped,” according to Alberta.
“I mean, she’s trying to sell books and cover her a–,” Shapiro told the Atlantic, before apparently collecting himself and backtracking. “I shouldn’t say ‘cover her a–.’ I think that’s not appropriate … She’s trying to sell books. Period.”
The only people who know what actually happened are those who were in the room, including Shapiro and Harris, but it strikes me as a bit odd that Harris would go public with an unverifiable criticism of a fairly popular Democrat governor of a state she undoubtedly would like to win should she run in 2028.
Then again, Harris’ bad instincts and disastrous track record when it comes to campaigning for the presidency have been pretty well-documented, so I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised.
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