Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ ex-lover and political mentor, Willie Brown, doesn’t believe she would be a good “fit” for California governor, stating she would face an uphill battle to getting elected to the office. Brown’s remarks were made during a recent interview.
“I do think people running for public office really ought to fit eventually where they are trying to land at. And I really do, hope, frankly, that [Harris] comes to that reality,” Brown went on to say about Harris’ political future when questioned by “State of Gold” podcast host Jon Slavet.
Brown, who formerly served as the mayor of San Francisco and was also the speaker of the California state assembly for what felt like an eternity, made the case that Harris’ talents — he must be using that word loosely — aren’t in ling with being an executive. He told Slavet she is more gifted for a legal job, like attorney general or even Supreme Court justice.
Yeah, that’s hard pass for me. Mr. Brown. I think Harris’ “talents” are more suited for the position of “wine mom” gossiping about the neighbors during book club meetings. In other words, get her out of public service altogether.
“She may not want to run for governor of the state of California,” the 91-year-old Democrat explained. “That may not be where she should be going. I think it’s going to be difficult for her to win that job.” He then pointed out several other officials who are considering a run for the governor’s mansion in 2026 who would be a better fit than Harris.
Brown name dropped former L.A. mayoral candidate and businessman Rick Caruso, saying he’s a person with “great executive potential.”
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Harris, 60, was romantically involved with Brown in the mid-1990s when she was a young prosecutor in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and he was a married man and speaker of the California state Assembly. Their relationship reportedly began in 1994 and ended sometime in 1995, the year Brown was elected mayor of San Francisco.
Brown noted that Harris hasn’t spoken with him since he advised her not to become Joe Biden’s 2020 election running mate.
“I’ve gotten in real trouble giving Kamala Harris advice,” Brown said, breaking out in laughter. “She is bold enough, tough enough, and well-informed enough that if she would utilize that talent, she would not need a person like me giving her advice, period. She would be doing what needs to be done.”
Harris, who lost the 2024 presidential election in a landslide to President Trump, is reportedly mulling whether to launch a bid to succeed termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom. Several polls have shown that she would be the clear front-runner in the race if she were to enter.
Harris is supposed to give her final answer about a bid for the governorship by the end of the summer. Brown said that if Harris wanted to really take on the job and be successful at it, she would need to run California the way a “private-sector person” would operate a business.
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