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Gavin Newsom says he won’t run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does

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Uribe, R. C. (2026, September 15). Gavin Newsom says he won’t run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/gavin-newsom-says-wont-run-2028-kamala-harris-rcna597825

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California Governor Gavin Newsom told CNN that he will not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris decides to do so, calling such a scenario "mutual assured destruction" with no electoral upside. He emphasized the overlap between their political bases and suggested it would be better service to avoid splitting Democratic votes. Harris has been noncommittal about her own presidential aspirations for 2028, saying she is still considering them but focused on upcoming elections.

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Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, said he would not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris decides to enter the race. In a CNN interview while fly fishing in Montana with Jake Tapper, Newsom stated that running against Harris, who has already run twice and lost, would be counterproductive and would likely weaken both their candidacies by dividing California's Democratic voter base. He emphasized there is significant overlap between their supporter bases, making simultaneous runs detrimental to both. Newsom noted he will decide whether to run after the 2026 midterms but would respect Harris's decision if she chooses to run again.

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Newsom, whose term as governor is up in a few months, had previously said he would decide whether to run after the midterms, telling CBS News last year that he would seriously consider the notion after the 2026 elections.

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🔮 “I wouldn’t run if she ran,” Newsom told CNN in an interview that aired Monday evening.

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Gavin Newsom says he won’t run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 0 hedged)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a surprise announcement that he won’t launch a 2028 White House bid if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run again. asserted

Harris → make → bid

“I wouldn’t run if she ran,” Newsom told CNN in an interview that aired Monday evening. asserted

that → run → interview

Newsom said running against Harris, a fellow California Democrat who was the state’s attorney general before she became a senator, would be an electoral “gift” for everybody else. asserted

she → say → everybody

“They’d enjoy the hell out of it. asserted

They → enjoy → it

It services no greater good. asserted

It → service → good

Why would I do this if I wasn’t trying to serve some greater good? asserted

I → do → good

There would be no upside whatsoever,” said Newsom, who has been considering a White House run. asserted

who → say → run

Newsom, who has not run for president before, acknowledged that an “approach to the campaign” would be to say Harris, who ran in 2020 and 2024, had had a shot and has previously run for president. asserted

who → run → president

“That would be the case you’d make. asserted

you → make → ?

You know, that’s objectively true,” Newsom said, adding that the Venn diagram between them had too much crossover. asserted

diagram → know → crossover

“I know her base of supporters; I know her friends,” Newsom said. asserted

Newsom → know → friends

“I wouldn’t do that to people.” asserted

I → do → people

Harris’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Newsom’s remarks. asserted

office → respond → remarks

Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment on his CNN remarks. asserted

office → respond → remarks

Harris has not said whether she will launch a bid for 2028. asserted

she → say → 2028

She said in July that she has “not made a decision” and that she is focused on the midterm elections. asserted

she → say → elections

Harris said this year that she was weighing making a third presidential run, telling the Rev. Al Sharpton at an April event that she was “thinking about it.” asserted

she → say → it

he → say → elections

He recently traveled to South Carolina — the first state to hold a Democratic primary in 2028 — and confirmed he was considering a presidential run. asserted

he → travel → run