# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2378
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/2378 "2026-09-02T02:27:31Z")
**Moderating:** I think we have had enough of a conversation _for this thread_ on the rehabilitation of Trump supporters. It is better suited to either of these threads: > [@Necessity of De-Trumpification, and to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necessity-of-de-trumpification-and-to-what-extent/1032628): > > So I’ve seen a lot of chatter on here about how in 2028 if the Democratic nominee wins the Presidency, or the Democrats somehow win an unassailable majority of both houses of Congresss, there are a bunch of things they should do right away, including tear down the White House ballroom, restore various things, and so forth. Is this wise? Not in the sense of is it wise to do any of those things in an absolute sense, but I mean in a political sense. Are we thinking voters will have voted Democr… or > [@What happens after Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-trump/1030975): > > Assuming that the U.S. avoids becoming an authoritarian dictatorship, what happens when Liberals regain power? ISTM that the current regime has stretched their agenda to the breaking point. When the giant rubber band snaps, there will be backlash. Will the backlash be so great as to undo decades of Republican gains? Will it be great enough to dismantle the oligarchy? To make the rich pay their fair share? What if it does? Would that alienate ‘Red states’ to the point of rebellion? Or wil… If specific candidates are discussing how they intend to take defined steps, of course it would be appropriate to mention it here, but let’s keep the focus on the actual campaigning points of the probable frontrunners. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036)._