# 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:** 46
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/901 "2025-10-25T16:53:43Z")
If I could be granted one wish, and was exempted from using it on myself or my friends or family, it would be that she ran again in 2028 and won convincingly. Turns out she was right about everything with the America-hating fuckstick, and she deserves some sort of redemption. I just don’t think the country is ready to vote a woman into office (let alone a woman of color). > **[Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n7k2veywo)** > > The former US vice-president made her strongest suggestion to date she will make another bid for the White House ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/902 "2025-10-25T17:22:17Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > If I could be granted one wish, and was exempted from using it on myself or my friends or family, it would be that she ran again in 2028 and won convincingly. Eh, who knows? Maybe third time is the charm. I doubt it. But I’m also unconcerned with her trying as I sorta doubt she can win the nomination considering all the baggage she’s carrying at this point (fair or not, it’s there). ---
**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 25, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/903 "2025-10-25T17:43:00Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > I just don’t think the country is ready to vote a woman into office (let alone a woman of color). This. And especially not a woman of color married to a white Jew. Or a Jew of any color. Or a gay of any color or gender. Whoever runs for the Democrats in 2028 has to be someone **who can actually get elected in this country**. Right now. Not in the future, not in the sweet by and by, but right now. It will have to be a straight, white man. Right now the only person I see who comes close to that is Pritzker, the governor of Illinois. The fact that he is a billionaire in his own right is a super plus. Maybe another straight white man will emerge. It better be soon. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/904 "2025-10-25T17:57:46Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Right now the only person I see who comes close to that is Pritzker, the governor of Illinois. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > And especially not a woman of color married to a white Jew. Or a Jew of any color. Pritzker is Jewish. ---
**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 25, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/905 "2025-10-25T18:04:16Z")
Yeah, I know. But he’s not loudly, ostentatiously Jewish. I wish another Democratic, white, straight, male billionaire under age 60 would emerge from the crowd. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/906 "2025-10-25T18:09:15Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > loudly, ostentatiously Jewish Which will no doubt become a capital offense the closer this country gets to _The Handmaid’s Tale_. (where, in Atwood’s wording, “you get hanged for being a noisy Jew who won’t make the choice” [to leave or convert].) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/907 "2025-10-25T19:35:56Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > If I could be granted one wish, and was exempted from using it on myself or my friends or family, it would be that she ran again in 2028 and won convincingly. Not a bad choice. > [@Tamerlane](#): > > Eh, who knows? Maybe third time is the charm. She really had only one run. When a candidate withraws so early no one remembers them running, it doesnt really could, > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Whoever runs for the Democrats in 2028 has to be someone **who can actually get elected in this country**. Right now. Not in the future, not in the sweet by and by, but right now. > > It will have to be a straight, white man. > > Right now the only person I see who comes close to that is Pritzker, the governor of Illinois. Maybe not a “must” but the way to bet. You forget Newsom. Not even sorta Jewish. ---
**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 25, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/908 "2025-10-25T20:54:15Z")
I didn’t forget Newsom. I don’t think someone from California is going to have the broad appeal that a Midwestern governor has. And Gavin is a multi-millionaire not a billionaire, so he would have to do serious fundraising. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/909 "2025-10-25T23:46:54Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I didn’t forget Newsom. > > I don’t think someone from California is going to have the broad appeal that a Midwestern governor has. But he is a straight white Christian male, filling your requirements. Newsom also leads most polls- > **[Latest Polls 2028 | RealClearPolling](https://www.realclearpolling.com/latest-polls/2028)** > > Stay up to date on all the latest 2028 election and state of the union polls. Gain valuable insights into the evolving political landscape and stay ahead of the latest trends. Right now- and things will change- it looks like Vance vs Newsom. Buttigieg is also doing okay, running right below Harris but he is a sure loser in the general election. AOC is running 4th. Pritzker is 5th along with Shapiro. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/910 "2025-10-26T02:12:00Z")
I like both Gavin and JB, and would happy with either one of them as POTUS. I have a little personal bias toward Newsom, but in practical terms, I think Pritzker has a better shot. ---
**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 26, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/911 "2025-10-26T02:16:04Z")
I concur. 👍🏽 ---
**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 26, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/912 "2025-10-26T02:59:42Z")
Still have my eye on Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky. As I’ve noted before, Kamala Harris raised and spent _over a billion dollars_ in 2024 and lost all seven swing states. No amount of American voters’ remorse over electing Trump is going to get her into the White House in 2028. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/913 "2025-11-04T22:12:08Z")
The place to be for ambitious Dems this year: > **[The 2025 campaign trail becomes popular stop for Democrats with eyes on 2028...](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/politics/democratic-campaign-trail-2028-hopefuls)** > > The 2025 campaign trail has become a popular stop for potential 2028 presidential hopefuls looking to help the Democratic Party’s candidates for governor. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/914 "2025-11-05T11:57:28Z")
I’m surprised they seem to think that’s surprising. Isn’t that basic politics - that you help out other campaigns for your party in the hope of winning support for yours? ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/915 "2025-11-17T20:23:26Z")
I’m surprised you think the author thinks it’s surprising. 😉 I don’t see where the writer says, or implies, that it is; it’s more an overview of where 2028 Dem POTUS hopefuls are going these days. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/916 "2025-11-17T20:34:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > As I’ve noted before, Kamala Harris raised and spent _over a billion dollars_ in 2024 and lost all seven swing states. No amount of American voters’ remorse over electing Trump is going to get her into the White House in 2028. Why not? the 2016 map looks a lot like the 2024 election map. In 2020 voters remembered trump lied to them and how bad things were under him, but by 2024 they forgot. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/917 "2025-11-17T21:35:16Z")
I just don’t see either of those factors as helping her win the nomination next time, let alone the general election. But I’d be happy to be proven wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/918 "2025-11-17T21:48:47Z")
Someone on the Democratic side could have come out of this shutdown as a party leader. I don’t think anyone did though. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/919 "2025-11-18T00:19:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I just don’t see either of those factors as helping her win the nomination next time, let alone the general election. Well, I cant argue with that. But I disagree with anyone saying she is not a viable candidate. She is, just maybe not the best. Right now Newsom is leading the pack. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/920 "2025-11-18T01:01:39Z")
FWIW Krugman put in a word for my fave Pritzker in his Substack the other day. He didn’t actually endorse him but spoke positively about his potential candidacy. (Hope I’m not reading too much into the mention.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036.md?page=47)