# Democrats have a realistic path to capture 400 electoral votes in the 2028 election **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 5, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-have-a-realistic-path-to-capture-400-electoral-votes-in-the-2028-election/1034491 "2026-11-05T15:04:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-have-a-realistic-path-to-capture-400-electoral-votes-in-the-2028-election/1034491/4 "2026-11-05T15:29:42Z")
See here: > [@Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, {DO NOT rehash past candidates}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028-do-not-rehash-past-candidates/1013036/2867): > > I agree as to your thoughts that it’ll be at least partly a referendum on trump (assuming he stays in office that long). But … as I said a few posts ago, do not misread the room. The Overton window is right where it was last week. It will also be a referendum on how the Ds do in the next 2 years. Pissing away political capital and momentum on quixotic moral causes will hurt. Delivering serious financial relief to the middle class and down will help. Especially if delivered through regulated w… The OP’s optimism is wildly unrealistic. Could it happen? It’s possible. But the Ds will need a lot more luck and organizational skill and determination and singular focus than they’ve shown in 30 years. That shit doesn’t grow like weeds; it takes years to carefully nurture to maturity. We don’t have years. We have a few months. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-have-a-realistic-path-to-capture-400-electoral-votes-in-the-2028-election/1034491)._