Willie Brown Predicts Gavin Newsom Would Beat Kamala Harris in 2028 — His Stark Reason

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News (1 / 1) 09.06.2026 16:55 / Angela

Political drama: Willie Brown — the 92-year-old former San Francisco mayor and once-close companion of Kamala Harris — told ABC News he believes Gavin Newsom, 58, would be the more "viable" Democratic choice for 2028, pointing to recent election history as the key factor. Read on to discover the full story!

Why Brown Thinks Newsom Has the Edge

Brown argued Democrats prefer a proven winner and said Newsom wouldn’t carry the stigma of being the most recent loser — a clear reference to Harris’s 2024 defeat to Donald Trump. He told ABC he was surprised Harris hadn’t run for governor and that holding that office by January 8, 2027, would have shifted the conversation to her candidacy.