The 2025 Voters of Tomorrow Fight For Our Future Summit featured a pre-recorded video message from former Vice President Kamala Harris that lasted just under two minutes.
Harris has kept a low profile since leaving office in January while she reportedly explores a 2028 California gubernatorial run. However, she had been billed as the closing speaker at VoT’s fourth annual conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
However, Harris’s remarks were notably short. In the speech, she compared Generation Z to World War II veterans.
“Your generation has grown up on the front lines of so many crises, from [COVID-19] and the climate crisis, to gun violence and mental health. You know what’s at stake, and you are not waiting for someone else to figure it out. You refuse to be passive,” she said. “Not only are you demanding action, you are actively shaping the future, and we need to invest, then, in your generation.”
She continued, “I think of you the way history thought of the greatest generation. Remember when our country made a decision to invest in their future with the GI Bill, affordable housing, and economic opportunity. So we’ve done it before, and in this moment, I believe it is time we do it for you.”
Harris implored summit attendees to keep building their political power, community, and coalitions, and to “keep challenging the status quo.”
“And borne out of our love for our country, keep fighting to build a country and a nation that works for everyone,” Harris concluded. “I look forward to continuing in the fight alongside you.”
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Harris has not ruled out running for president again in 2028, but she would likely have difficulty clearing the Democratic primary following her unsuccessful 2024 campaign.
Polymarket, a prediction market, released its first betting odds of the 2028 general election cycle earlier this week, with Harris earning just the fifth-best chance of securing the Democratic nomination.