# Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028/1013036/2487 "2026-09-07T19:53:37Z")

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Moderating:

> [@JDYanYan](#):
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> It does feel like there’s a lot of people who want Biden being an old guy who got sick to be more of a scandal than it was, which considering the world we presently live in, is just laughable.

> [@DSeid](#):
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> FWIW the problem wasn’t only that he declined cognitively but that his ego failed to accept it, his team hid it, and that he failed to raise his VP up throughout the term.

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Yeah, he had jet lag and a cold, but he went ahead with the debate anyway. True, his prostate cancer would have been a big issue for a second term, but that was not known at the time.

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> This is not true. Basing that on one debate is foolish. He gave many other speeches, etc where he had nothing but his usual issues.

> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> You’ve stated this dozens of times in various threads here. I disagree.

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Note your first line. Perceptions widely differ. But Medical experts stated Biden had no significant mental issues.

Drop it, all of you. Yet again, you are relitigating old issues about politicians who are _not frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028_. No more.

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