As Vice President Kamala Harris considers her next move after her brutal presidential election defeat, she could face a well-known opponent should she run for governor.
The defeated Democratic presidential nominee is reportedly mulling a bid for governor in her home state of California as she prepares to leave office in January.
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is term-limited, so the governor seat will be open in 2026.
But celebrity Caitlyn Jenner, a well-known Trump supporter, is also hinting at a bid for governor.
‘If I ran, and it was ultimately against Harris, I would destroy her,’ the transgender former Olympian wrote on X.
Jenner previously ran for governor as a Republican replacement in the recall election against Newsom in 2021, but she received just one percent of the vote.
But lately, Jenner has been dropping hints she will run again in the regular 2026 election for governor.
Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner claims if she runs as a Republican against Kamala Harris for governor of California she would ‘destroy her’
Jenner is a vocal supporter of Trump, who proudly voted for him in the 2024 election despite the president-elect demonizing transgender people as part of his campaign messaging.
The reality TV star referred to her last failed bid for governor in a recent post ‘Should we do it again? Have been getting a lot of calls with a lot of strong opinions. Newscum is out in 2026.’
The day after the presidential election was called for Trump, she posted a picture of her with the president-elect and supporter Elon Musk, writing ‘Hope is back in America.’
But Jenner’s political ambitions and hopes to take on Harris directly would be a long stretch in California, which is a blue state.
Caitlyn Jenner speaking at a news conference as she ran in the recall election against Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021. The recall effort failed and Jenner received only 1 percent of support as a replacement
Jenner suggesting she would run against Kamala Harris for governor
For one, it’s not clear Harris will make a play for governor or if she could potentially run for president again in 2028.
Advisers and allies said they have been instructed by the vice president to ‘keep her options open,’ according to Politico.
At the same time, winning liberal California statewide is an uphill climb for any Republican candidate.
While Trump won the election, Harris won the state by more than 58 percent to Trump’s 38 percent with more than 9.1 million votes to the president-elect’s 5.9 million votes.
But Republicans were able to gain grounds in The Golden State after President Biden won the state by more than 63 percent in 2020 and 11.1 million votes.
Jenner has been a vocal supporter of Trump and posted this image of her with the president-elect and Elon Musk one day after his 2024 election victory
Jenner noted the state has shifted more red in the most recent election.
When it was pointed out that she could not win the recall election, the 75-year-old acknowledged the challenge.
Recalls are quite different. Times are also quite different. But ofc point taken,’ she wrote on X.
But she is keeping followers on social media guessing writing on Monday in response to reports she is considering it ‘MAKE CA GREAT AGAIN!’
