We are just over three years from the next presidential election, so let’s talk politics and Democrat presidential candidates.
As documented by one of my Red State colleagues, channeling Harry Enten of CNN, the Democrats in 2028 have the most wide-open race since 1992: “At this particular point, there is no one—no one—in the Democratic race for president who’s polling at 25 percent plus.” That is despite former Vice President and 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris being one of those potential candidates.
So, here are some of the most likely Democrat presidential candidates, in no particular order:
Kamala Harris – the former vice president recently announced that she won’t run for governor of California, so, of course, speculation is that she plans to run again for president. She shouldn’t. I stand by my column that she was and is a particularly poor candidate. Her recent appearance on “Colbert” was another cringe-fest. In the 2020 cycle, she embarrassed herself while running for president. In 2024, she was given the nomination and embarrassed herself again. In 2028, she will be older, not an incumbent vice president, and will likely fare far worse. The Democrat leadership understands this, so in 2028, they will not be working to help her, meaning that she will have to rely on whatever skills she currently possesses and her diverse background. Even with the current Democrat DEI mania, it shouldn’t be enough.
Cory Booker – a U.S. Senator from New Jersey and Spartacus aficionado, Booker is clearly preparing for another run for president. (He also ran in 2020 and bowed out early.) This time ,he has vowed to be the angry candidate, as he has shown in his filibuster-that-was-not-a-filibuster, and his speech condemning his party for its supposed “complicity” with Donald Trump (sure, sure). As a result, his fundraising has shot up like gangbusters – he now has almost 20 million dollars – and as an African American U.S. senator from a large state, he meets the necessary diversity requirement for Democrats.
Gavin Newsom – the governor of California has been running for president since 2023, but he clearly missed his moment to shine in 2024. Then, Newsom hoped to replace a faltering Biden, and he would have been a much better candidate, despite all his problems in California, which have been amply exposed by everyone’s favorite Red State boss. But the Democrats refused to budge until Biden’s senility was revealed in the debate, and even when Biden was finally pushed aside, Harris and others used her diverse background to claim the nomination. In 2028, Newsom will no longer have his perch as governor, and with still no diversity in his background, he will be an afterthought in the crowded 2028 presidential race.
Pete Buttigieg – the former presidential candidate in 2020, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is clearly preparing another run for president after 2020. He passed on the race for U.S. Senate in Michigan that was winnable by him to do so. Buttigieg is a telegenic candidate, a veteran, and as a gay man, he has the necessary diversity to make a run for the Democrat nomination. However, as a gay man, he also faces a major weakness with black Democrats, who make up a huge portion of the voting base in crucial primary states, and his record as Transportation secretary is rather weak and easily exploited by his opponents.
J.B. Pritzker – the governor of Illinois thinks he should be president, and as a billionaire, he has the money to make a run for it. But that is the end of his positives. He is not diverse; being Jewish doesn’t count with Democrats, and is, in fact, a negative. (Although he can remove that negative by joining with the antisemites, as Bernie Sanders has shown.) His record in Illinois is a national joke. Pritzker is likely to run in 2028, but he is unlikely to gain much traction.
Josh Shapiro – the governor of Pennsylvania was the obvious pick for vice president by Kamala Harris in 2024, so, of course, she didn’t choose him. Shapiro was just too Jewish, and once spoke out in favor of Israel, and the Democrat base simply will not tolerate that. Since then, Shapiro has seen his house allegedly burned down by a member of that very same Democrat left-wing base, so their feelings towards him have clearly not waned. But it is well-known that he is considering a 2028 race. Despite his long-time success in a crucial, large Mid-Atlantic state, Shapiro likely has little chance in 2028.
Andy Beshear – the governor of Kentucky is reportedly considering a national race, and he is the type of young, male, Southern “moderate” Democrat that has been notably successful in the past in winning the presidency after a Republican president – see Carter, Jimmy, and Clinton, Bill. As such, he now has no future in the DEI Democrat party. Next.
Gretchen Whitmer – the governor of Michigan, Whitmer was often mentioned as a potential candidate in 2024 when the rumors were that former President Obama, former Speaker Pelosi, and others wanted an open ‘mini-primary’ to replace Biden with another Democrat nominee (who would not have been Kamala Harris). This is because Whitmer has won two solid victories in a crucial, large Midwestern state and is an attractive woman. Her problem if she runs in 2028, is going to be that she will, by then, be a former governor with no political perch to stake her claim among the other potential Democrat candidates.
Ruben Gallego – a U.S. senator from Arizona, Gallego is already traveling to New Hampshire in his obvious exploration of a race for president. As a prominent Hispanic senator, who won solidly at the same time as Donald Trump was easily carrying his crucial southwestern battleground state, Gallego could be a strong candidate. His House record was solidly to the left, which is an advantage for a Democrat presidential nomination race. As a new (national) face, he could go far, assuming he can raise the money.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) – this U.S. congresswoman from New York will finally be old enough in 2028 to run for president. She has the diverse background that Democrats love. She is the leader of the socialist Democrat Squad, which has all the energy and momentum in the Democrat Party. She is also very attractive, which clearly drives her popularity with Democrats (for much the same reason that Sydney Sweeney is popular with the general public). She is also as dumb as a rock. I have been told by some Democrats who I respect that I am wrong about this, and that AOC is smarter than I think. Respectfully, I disagree. The fact is that I have yet to hear a single intelligent comment ever breaking from AOC’s lips, even factoring in the stupidity of her socialist ideology. But this will not hinder her in a potential run for the Democrat nomination, where she could be a strong contender.
Ro Khanna – a U.S. congressman from California, Khanna is making all the right moves to run for president in 2028 as a Democrat. He is running to the left on issues, like catering to the antisemites, and building up a huge campaign war chest. As a man of Indian descent, he clearly meets the Democrat diversity requirement. However, unlike AOC, he leads no major faction of the party, and jumping from the U.S. House to the U.S. presidency is a tough jump to make.
Considering the angry mood of the Democrat Party today, of all these potential candidates, my guess for the most likely Democrat nominee might well be ‘Spartacus’ Booker. But “We’ll (Just Have to) See What Happens.”
Editor’s Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject its globalist agenda.
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