# Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 16, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036 "2025-01-16T06:50:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 45
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/881 "2025-10-01T23:06:04Z")
Rats. Doesn’t look like there is such a thing, and I was down to get one. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/882 "2025-10-01T23:12:54Z")
I smell. A money-making opportunity 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/883 "2025-10-04T21:23:42Z")
Knowledge of what’s going on in other countries may not _lessen_ the pain, but it does serve to put it into context. Admittedly the messaging could have been better saying, for instance not that things are worse in other places, but that we’re coming back better and stronger USA, USA and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/884 "2025-10-06T17:49:40Z")
More on Gov. Andy Beshear. Right now, he’s the 2028 frontrunner for me: [Democratic governor in deep red Kentucky considers White House run : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/10/02/nx-s1-5556912/kentucky-democrat-andy-beshear) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/885 "2025-10-06T19:06:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > More on Gov. Andy Beshear. Right now, he’s the 2028 frontrunner for me: He looks good to me, also. ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/886 "2025-10-06T20:16:17Z")
One downside to that would be the next Governor of KY would likely be a Republican. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/887 "2025-10-07T00:56:29Z")
J.B. Pritzker – my choice for the Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 – is going to be on Rachel Maddow’s show tonight (Oct 6). Let’s see how he does… She only gives her guests about 5 minutes. But it’s a lot of exposure. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/888 "2025-10-07T02:38:41Z")
There’s a lot of him to expose. D&R ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/889 "2025-10-16T21:04:13Z")
Newsom continues to be unfathomably based: [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/california-becomes-the-first-state-to-sell-insulin-00611163](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/california-becomes-the-first-state-to-sell-insulin-00611163) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/890 "2025-10-16T21:41:20Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > unfathomably based I don’t understand this description. 'Splain please. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/891 "2025-10-16T21:56:05Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I don’t understand this description Based just means “good”, basically. Especially a good take on a controversial position. And “unfathomably” means “to an unimaginably large degree”. ---
**Author:** ![Zoobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/13edae/32.png) [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/892 "2025-10-17T00:31:20Z")
> **[based Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com](https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/based/)** > > Based is a slang term that originally meant to be addicted to crack cocaine (or acting like you were), but was reclaimed by rapper Lil B for being yourself and not caring what others think of you—to carry yourself with swagger. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/893 "2025-10-17T00:47:41Z")
Yeah, I have a degree in English so I know what “unfathomably” means. It was the phrase I didn’t understand. Thanks @Zoobi . ---
**Author:** ![Zoobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/13edae/32.png) [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/894 "2025-10-17T00:50:46Z")
Is important to realize the strong ties that it has to the alt-right. You will rarely see it’s unironic use in politics without it coming from the alt-right. So just be careful dropping a “based” without realizing the full connotation behind it. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/895 "2025-10-17T01:00:01Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Newsom continues to be unfathomably based: > > [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/california-becomes-the-first-state-to-sell-insulin-00611163](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/california-becomes-the-first-state-to-sell-insulin-00611163) I tried to check said basing with slight variations on this ChatGPT prompt: “What will be the likely ratio of government dollars spent to consumer cost savings for CalRx insulin.” ChatGPT shows its work, so just dismissing AI is not convincing to me. AI gave me different possible formulas, and all show at every least a 1:! return, and under the great majority of assumptions, better than that. Best case is that, in a few years, dozens of consumer dollars will have been saved for each dollar the government of California invested. I’m not sure ChatGPT is sufficiently taking into account the impact of existing insurance prescription drug plans. A lot have high copays, so how it impacts the consumer savings is complex. Am I giving Republicans a idea with this post? No, I’m sure their opp research shops are already working on this. There certainly are ways you can question the value here. Most will be unfair but maybe not all. As a confirmed capitalist, I was a little surprised that there could be any good case for this making economic sense. But I think there is. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/896 "2025-10-17T01:17:56Z")
> [@Zoobi](#): > > Is important to realize the strong ties that it has to the alt-right. You will rarely see it’s unironic use in politics without it coming from the alt-right. …that’s patently untrue. Do you want me to list left leaning examples of the term “based” being used unironically? ---
**Author:** ![Zoobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/13edae/32.png) [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/897 "2025-10-17T01:20:05Z")
Go for it. The denominator will still make it rare. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/898 "2025-10-17T01:24:20Z")
I mean, here’s the meme where I first came across the term “based”: > **[Waow (Based Based Based) | Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/waow-based-based-based)** > > Waow (Based Based Based) refers to an exploitable drawing in which a male character is outraged about a situation and the second character, a smaller girl, The thing being called “based” in that meme is illegally distributing HRT to minors who are trans but live in red states so cannot get HRT. Maybe @Zoobi would be right about it being a right wing term if we lived in 2018 but words change and “based” has been widely adopted across the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Zoobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/13edae/32.png) [@Zoobi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoobi)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/899 "2025-10-17T14:18:05Z")
Ok sounds like you know what you want. I will let the readers look into this for themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/900 "2025-10-18T10:05:50Z")
Even if it is a right-wing term, who cares? The right stole “woke”; why not steal something back? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036.md?page=46)