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What’s next for Kamala Harris?
After losing the election to Donald Trump exactly two months ago, US Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the certification of her defeat on Monday (January 6).
What’s next for Kamala Harris?
As President of the Senate, she led the Electoral College vote count from the House Speaker’s podium on Monday. This officially confirmed her rival Trump’s victory. Trump will return to the White House two weeks after the vote count.
The whole thing is painful and embarrassing for Kamala. As a presidential candidate, she had been identifying Trump as a major threat to American democracy during her election campaign.
Of course, this is not the first time a defeated presidential candidate in the United States has led her rival in a joint session of Congress to count the number of electors. Al Gore endured this humiliation in 2001. Richard Nixon did it before him, in 1961.
But this time, it is seen as a fitting end to a turbulent election. Kamala went from being the running mate of the oldest president in the United States to suddenly carrying the Democratic Party’s electoral flag. Her short campaign offered a glimmer of hope for the party until the defeat exposed its deep weaknesses.
Kamala and her allies are now thinking about what to do next. Two things are at the center of their thoughts. One. Will she run again for president in 2028? Two. Or will she run for governor in her home state of California?
After losing the election to Donald Trump exactly two months ago, US Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the certification of her defeat on Monday (January 6).
As President of the Senate, she led the Electoral College vote count from the House Speaker’s podium on Monday. This officially confirmed her rival Trump’s victory. Trump will return to the White House two weeks after the vote count.
The whole thing is painful and embarrassing for Kamala. As a presidential candidate, she had been identifying Trump as a major threat to American democracy during her election campaign.
Of course, this is not the first time a defeated presidential candidate in the United States has led her rival in a joint session of Congress to count the number of electors. Al Gore endured this humiliation in 2001. Richard Nixon did it before him, in 1961.
But this time, it is seen as a fitting end to a turbulent election. Kamala went from being the running mate of the oldest president in the United States to suddenly carrying the Democratic Party’s electoral flag. Her short campaign offered a glimmer of hope for the party until the defeat exposed its deep weaknesses.
Kamala and her allies are now thinking about what to do next. Two things are at the center of their thoughts. One. Will she run again for president in 2028? Two. Or will she run for governor in her home state of California?
