Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Detroit on Tuesday. She told a crowd she has not decided if she will run for president in 2028. Fox News reported she said the 2028 race depends on the 2026 midterms first. This comment came during a fireside chat with local pastors. She focused on getting people to vote in the upcoming elections.
Earlier that day, she spoke at an NAACP event. RedState noted she used a new “blaccent” during her speech. Shirley Chisholm stated that if you are absent from the table, you should bring a folding chair, lest you end up on the menu. She also made a joke about mixing up people. “I’m conflating two people saying that [cackles],” she said. The crowd heard her clear message about the future of her political career.
Kamala Harris unveiled a new blaccent at an NAACP event in Detroit tonight
This pretty much confirms it
She’s running in 2028 pic.twitter.com/7h1yjT0wIl
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 23, 2026
The most controversial part of her speech involved voter rolls. Harris claimed that removing non-citizens from the lists is actually cheating. She argued, “They are cheating by purging voter rolls.” This statement suggests that keeping ineligible people on the lists is the honest path. She told leaders to check their registration status. She warned that others are trying to take their tools. “They’re trying to take our tools, but we are a creative people,” she said.
Kamala Harris says that removing hundreds of thousands of non-citizens from voter rolls is “cheating.”
“They’re trying to take our tools, but we are a creative people.”
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 23, 2026
She stood alongside Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. The pair discussed healthcare costs and maternal health. RedState described El-Sayed’s reaction to her speech. During her rant, El-Sayed hardly moved a muscle and nodded unenthusiastically exactly once. The outlet called this “Vintage Kamala.” El-Sayed had previously called breast cancer funding “disturbing.” He looked uncomfortable while she spoke about the elections.
Abdul El-Sayed – who said breast cancer funding was “disturbing” – looks miserable as Kamala Harris yells, not once but twice, that opposing woke DEI is “an attack on maternal care.” pic.twitter.com/OjDEDBdshq
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 22, 2026
Harris became the Democratic nominee in 2024 after President Joe Biden dropped out. She lost the election to Donald Trump. Now she is back on the trail. She told the crowd in Detroit to focus on the present. Tripping over the thing over here happens when you focus on the thing out there. She wants voters to remember the power of their voices. She handed out “take your souls to the polls” items.
Former VP Kamala Harris, campaigning for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI), speaks about the importance of black maternal health care: “On this subject, I know he will be a champion.” pic.twitter.com/iiufH2HPSG
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 22, 2026
The 2026 midterms are the main focus right now. She warned that the future depends on these elections. Her comments about cheating on voter rolls drew sharp reactions. Some critics say she wants dirty voter rolls full of ineligible people. RedState questioned why states hide their voter rolls from the federal government. They asked if this behavior shows an honest party. The former Vice President remains silent on her 2028 plans for now.
She made it clear that 2028 will not matter without 2026. That is the core of her message to the voters. The election results will decide if she runs again. Until then, she will keep campaigning for the Democrats. The crowd in Detroit heard her speak on these issues. She left the final decision open but set the stage for the next two years.
