⚡️🇺🇸 — Many former aides and donors to Kamala Harris believe she will ultimately stay out of the 2028 presidential race, despite early polls showing her as the Democratic frontrunner, according to Axios.

➡️ In a survey of eight former Harris aides and advisers, only one thought she probably will run, two said it's a coin-flip, and five said she likely won't. Some argue she is doing only "the bare minimum" to stay in the conversation, rather than actively preparing a campaign.

➡️ Former aides say Harris is "a realist and an astute political observer" who knows her candidacy could get bogged down in a 2024 rearview mirror. Many high-dollar donors remain furious about her loss, with top donor Reid Hoffman saying she'd face "a very challenging path."

➡️ Other signs suggest she is lukewarm: she gave up control of her @ KamalaHQ account, bought an $8 million house in Malibu, and her top aide Kirsten Allen recently left her team. David Plouffe, her 2024 senior adviser, said: "Her strongest day will be her first day in the campaign," predicting her support would erode as the race developed.

➡️ Harris has said publicly and privately she hasn't made up her mind, and is keeping the door open by campaigning this fall for battleground candidates including Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, and Nevada gubernatorial hopeful Aaron Ford.

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