Harris proposes Electoral College repeal and court expansion as she eyes 2028 run

Speaking at the National Urban League Conference in Nashville, former vice president Kamala Harris laid out a prospective 2028 agenda that includes eliminating the Electoral College, expanding the Supreme Court to thirteen members, and seeking statehood for both Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. She called for stronger sanctions against federal judicial nominees who provide false testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, including contempt powers for the panel.

Harris emphasized she has not yet made a decision about running for president again, noting her current focus on the upcoming midterm elections. In recent weeks she has consulted with progressive figures like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, indicating a move toward policies championed by the Democratic Socialists of America—positions she did not hold during her 2024 campaign.

Polls from one outlet's show her trailing California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Ocasio-Cortez by double-digit margins. The proposals mark a notable leftward shift from her earlier platform, which supported term limits and a judicial ethics code rather than court-packing or Electoral College abolition.