Kamala Harris gives a big hint about her future in conversations with those around her while on vacation in Hawaii

Vice President Kamala Harris just suffered a humiliating loss to former and future President Donald Trump, but aides and allies indicate her political career may not be over.

Harris is now in Hawaii enjoying an extended vacation with her husband, Doug Emhoff, but she’s also using the time in paradise to take stock of her political future.

‘During the campaign I often said that if we fight, we win. But the thing is, sometimes the fight lasts a while,” Harris said in her concession speech the afternoon after Election Day.

Advisors and allies say they have been instructed by the vice president to “keep her options open,” according to Politico.

She could run for president again in 2028, or even run for the open governor’s seat in her home state of California in 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who came into California politics with Harris, has a limited term and could expect a run for office in 2028. White House itself.

For now, though, Democrats seem too baffled by the outcome of the election to start planning resistance for the 2026 midterm elections and the 2028 attempt to retake the White House.

“The Democrats are shocked,” said party strategist Brad Bannon told the Washington Examiner.

“I think most Democrats thought Harris would win… they’re kind of in a coma right now.”

Political insiders told DailyMail.com that they expected Harris to retool and prepare to run for president again in 2028.

“Of course she’s going to try to run again,” a well-connected Democratic strategist told DailyMail.com, citing Harris’ ambition as a factor.

A post-election poll shows Democratic voters open to a Harris comeback.

She led with 41 percent of Democrats in a Puck News/Echelon Insights poll, while other possible candidates remained in single digits.

However, the poll also found that 59 percent of Democrats would look beyond Harris in looking for a champion to lead them out of the political wilderness.

Despite some hesitation, Harris has generated many sympathetic responses from professional Democrats in Washington.

They described her campaign as “nearly flawless” but said she struggled to break away from President Joe Biden’s record.

One quarterback compared her to the backup quarterback brought in to win a football game after the team was already down in the fourth quarter.

“I think she did her best,” he said.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. First Lady Jill Biden, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin listen to U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks during a wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day.

Maya Rudolph (left) and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during the pre-election cold open on ‘Saturday Night Live’

In 2028, Harris will still be only 63, young enough to make a political comeback, especially if Trump’s second term is a failure.

Now that current Gov. Gavin Newsom is term-limited, there may be a chance for her to run for governor of California.

A survey of California registered voters before the presidential election found that 46 percent said they would likely support her for governor, according to the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies survey co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

However, it is unclear whether Harris would be interested in running for governor, as this could be seen as a step back from her role as vice president.

Strategists admit Harris will need to make some radical changes if she plans to run for president again.

The most glaring problem, they say, is her struggle to communicate with the public.

“Even when she’s talking all the time, she doesn’t really say much at all,” one person said.

One Democratic communicator said her meteoric rise from district attorney to the Senate and vice president of the United States was partly responsible for her struggles as a candidate.

“This is someone who has had a meteoric rise, her Achilles heel has not been her own political identity, it has created a blanket of caution that has really confused her,” he said.

If Harris wanted to win again, she would have to finally define herself beyond her own ambition.

US President Joe Biden (R) together with Vice President Kamala Harris (L)

“Kamala can compete again and will hopefully improve as a messenger, but I think concerns about her ability to deliver a coherent message still remain,” he said.

More damaging than ever to her campaign were her left-wing positions she took during her 2019 campaign, such as banning plastic straws and taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery for illegal immigrants in prison.

In 2028, Harris would have to explain why she took those previous positions on issues and explain to voters why she changed her mind.

“Her 2019 rhetoric came back to haunt her and she had no good explanation for why any of those positions had changed,” one consultant said.