Former vice president Kamala Harris told the BBC in a much-publicized interview that she is “not done” with politics and even allowed that she could “possibly” be president one day, the strongest hint yet that she’s keeping the door open for 2028. The comments came as she promoted her recent memoir and came during an interview with Laura Kuenssberg that has Democrats quietly scrambling to account for what this would mean for the party.

This was Harris’s first major interview in the United Kingdom and part of a wider book tour tied to her memoir 107 Days, which revisits last year’s chaotic scramble after Joe Biden withdrew from the race. Her insistence that public service is “in my bones” was packaged for international audiences, not the American factory towns and suburbs that decide elections.

Let’s not sugarcoat the facts: Harris was the Democratic nominee in 2024 only after a chaotic last-minute substitution, and she went on to lose decisively to President Trump. Polling and betting markets currently place her well behind other potential Democratic figures, and even popular outsider names have matched or outpaced her odds according to multiple reports. The party would be doubling down on a candidate who couldn’t close the deal in a high-stakes, anti-establishment environment.

For patriotic conservatives, this is welcome, because the Democrats keep offering the same tired elite playbook: identity politics, celebrity endorsements, and Washington insider talking points instead of a real economic message. Working-class Americans remember who showed up for them and who did not, and they do not respond to lectures from coastal elites about how to live their lives. No amount of BBC-friendly rhetoric will change the fact that pocketbook issues and safe neighborhoods matter more than virtue-signaling.

Harris also used the interview to repeat her familiar warning about President Trump, calling him a “tyrant” and accusing his administration of politicizing agencies and silencing critics — rhetoric she leaned on throughout her campaign. That line may fire up the base, but it plays poorly with swing voters who want stability and competence more than permanent outrage.

Democrats will say she’s merely expressing a lifetime commitment to service, but voters remember strained messaging and missed opportunities on the trail. Analysts and outlets writing about her campaign have pointed to communication problems and an inability to connect with blue-collar voters as key weaknesses that the party ignored at its peril. If Democrats fail to learn from 2024 and think recycling the same figures is a strategy, they will find themselves surprised again.

Already, other Democratic heavyweights are jockeying for position ahead of 2028, and party operatives are quietly weighing whether another run from Harris helps or hurts their chances. The Associated Press and other outlets note that party leaders are also focused on rebuilding for the 2026 midterms — a test that will reveal whether the Democrats have a path back to relevance or are destined to double down on the same failed playbook.

Americans who love this country should watch closely as the left decides between experience and electability, rhetoric and results. Conservatives should be ready to make the case that real leadership protects liberty, restores the economy, and secures our borders instead of rebranding the same Washington insiders as a fresh option. If Democrats insist on running from the same playbook, hardworking voters will once again have a clear choice at the ballot box.