Kamala Harris has dropped her longstanding use of vague language in proposing sweeping institutional reforms, delivering a concrete agenda at the National Urban League Conference in Nashville on Friday.
The package includes expanding the Supreme Court to 13 seats—tied directly to the number of federal circuit courts—revisiting the Electoral College system, and pursuing statehood for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Harris clarified that these changes would require Congress or states to act, with consequences extending far beyond a single presidential term. She emphasized her focus on midterms ahead of the 2028 primary cycle, though she has not formally entered the presidential race.
The remarks follow Harris’s loss of both the popular vote and Electoral College seats to President Trump in the 2024 election, making her push for electoral reform particularly timely. She acknowledged that such proposals would be controversial but argued for a “real conversation” about restructuring core American institutions.