2027-2028 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

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Newsom’s Stock Rises After Clash with Trump
by Julia Mueller
June 21, 2025

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(The Hill) California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is seeing his name rise toward the top of potential 2028 contenders following his fight with President Trump over the unrest in Los Angeles.

In the wake of immigration protests that roiled the city and prompted Trump to send in the National Guard without Newsom’s approval, the governor has framed himself as the face of resistance to Trump’s second-term moves, energizing Democrats and upping his 2028 primary chances in a recent Morning Consult poll.

But Democrats also acknowledge Newsom faces an uphill climb as he handles the end of his tenure as governor and navigates the nation’s polarized political climate.

“He’s doing really well among Democrats, both in California and throughout the nation. He’s getting a boost in 2025,” said John Pitney, a politics professor at Claremont McKenna College in California.

“Unfortunately for him, a presidential nomination won’t happen until 2028.”

Read more here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politic ... a&ei=124

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Declines to Rule Out Running for President in 2028
By Andrew Stanton
July 4, 2025

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(Newsweek) Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declined to rule out running for president in a new Vanity Fair interview—here's what polls say about a potential Beshear candidacy.
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Why It Matters

The 2028 presidential race is still more than three years away, but candidates who could be interested are already making early moves in hopes of building their name recognition and winning support from primary voters ahead of the election.

Beshear, a Democrat, is among those who have been floated as a potential presidential candidate. Proponents of a Beshear run point to his electoral success in Kentucky, a reliably Republican state, as proof he can win over Republican and independent voters. However, polls suggest he is less known than other Democrats who could run in 2028.

Read more here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politic ... 18&ei=23

caltrek’s comment: I think the Democrats need some fresh faces like Beshear. In general, Democratic governors in rural red states should be listened to carefully by other party members. That is preferable to an understandable, but ultimately futile, preoccupation of whining about the unfairness of the electoral college system.

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Sen. Mark Kelly Won't Rule Out A 2028 Presidential Run

Source: Huff Post

Jul 27, 2025, 04:42 PM EDT

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) gave a fleeting answer when asked if he’s planning to run for president in the 2028 election.“I’m going to give you a yes-or-no question here, senator … you did a town hall in Michigan and you’re [livestreaming right now] from Pennsylvania, both of them are key battleground states,” CNN’s “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper said Sunday. “Yes or no, are you considering running for president in 2028?”

“That is a good question. I know you want a yes-or-no answer,” Kelly responded before ultimately declining to answer. “I’m not going to give you a yes or no. Because I’m just trying to do this job, get the word out to the American people.

“And I’m trying to improve the polling that you talked about, and just listen to voters wherever they are about, you know, what are the problems they’re dealing with and how do we fix them,” he added.

Kelly’s name has arisen as a potential candidate for both president and vice president in the past. Kelly, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020 when he defeated Republican Martha McSally, was floated as a potential running mate with Vice President Kamala Harris after former President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-kel ... 2998fc44ed

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Democratic Governors Are Angling for 2028
By Jonathan Martin
July 30, 2025

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(Politico) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Democrats’ approval ratings are at a 35-year low, the tensions between their progressive and moderate wings are on display in the country’s largest city and it takes only a light breeze, or Hunter Biden interview, to restart recriminations about the last four years. Oh, and the party’s deeper structural issue — the flight of working-class voters of all races — remains unaddressed.
Democratic governors, though, have a solution: themselves.

“Governors are extremely popular,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green reminded me, adding that he and his fellow Democratic state executives “have a story to tell, whereas senators and congresspeople tend to have a conflict.”

Now, governors tend to believe that they are the solution, and Washington is the problem, as reliably as they are given to reminding people that they have to balance budgets and state capitals are the laboratories of democracy, time-honored gubernatorial chestnuts all.

But whether the thin mountain air here had gone to their heads or they were genuinely bullish, I found a remarkable confidence among Democratic governors at last weekend’s summer convening of the National Governors Association.

Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine ... 7fdf2b18

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It will be Vance unless they get into slapfights.

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Nah Daddy Donald will endorse his son and propel him to the nomination

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Eyes 2028 Presidential Run
By Annie Bang
September 21, 2025

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(The Daily Beast) Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may seek the Oval Office in 2028, according to allies who have discussed her future political path.

Figures close to the matter report that the Democratic Congresswoman is also considering taking on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer amid the party’s growing needs for younger voices. Schumer, a New York Senator, is up for re-election in 2028.

“Why wouldn’t she be considering this?” said a knowledgable source to The Hill. “She’s one of the biggest voices in the Democratic Party, she fundraises like no one else, and she’s authentic and true to herself. Can’t say that about a lot of other people in the party.”

AOC’s decision to take office or challenge Schumer, who is up for re-election in 2028, could redefine the Democratic party’s trajectory. A seasoned old school Democrat facing off against the breakout progressive star could spell major shakeups, according to Axios who first reported the Ocasio-Cortez’s political ambitions.

AOC, 35, has made strides in a year that has been largely unfavorable to the Democrats. The New York politician has campaigned nationwide, including in New York districts outside of her governance.

Read more here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politic ... ff&ei=101

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