Newsom and Harris both position themselves as potential 2028 White House contenders

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris both remarked in the past few days that they're keeping their options open for potential 2028 presidential runs. "Yeah, I'd be lying otherwise," Newsom told "CBS News Sunday Morning" when asked if he would give "serious thought" to a 2028 presidential run after the 2026 midterms. "I'd just be lying. And I'm not — I can't do that.""I have no idea," Newsom said of whether he would decide to run, adding that he has not let academic struggles from across his life prevent him from working to ascend the political ladder. "