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The landscape for the Democratic contenders in the 2028 presidential race is evolving, and it’s time to take another look at the field.
Kamala Harris, who recently served as vice president, has stirred attention by rebranding her social media presence, changing her KamalaHQ accounts to “headquarters” with a nod to younger generations by incorporating “headquarters_67” on X, a platform where she already boasts 1.1 million followers. While this might resonate with Gen Alpha and Gen Z, it won’t translate to votes from them just yet. Harris stands out as the only female, half-African American candidate with notable backing from the Black community, a pivotal demographic within the party. Leading with nearly 30 percent in the RealClearPolitics average, her strong political background as a former vice president and U.S. senator from California positions her well. Yet, past campaigns in 2020 and 2024 revealed vulnerabilities as her initial promise waned. On a brighter note, Harris has cleared the financial hurdles from her 2024 bid, where she spent $1.5 billion in a short campaign period after President Biden stepped aside, only to lose crucial swing states to Trump.
Cory Booker, the New Jersey Senator, has struggled to make a significant impact in his 13 years in the Senate, a fact he’d likely prefer to downplay. His strengths lie in his identity as an African American and his substantial war chest of nearly $20 million, which he seems unlikely to use against a Senate challenger. Recent headlines also highlighted his personal life, as the long-time bachelor recently tied the knot.
California’s two-term governor, Gavin Newsom, has been a crafty player on the political stage, notably challenging Donald Trump over redistricting. However, his momentum is waning, as he’s now trailing fellow Californian Kamala Harris with 23 percent support. As a white, heterosexual male with a checkered record as governor, Newsom’s future seems dim as he approaches the end of his term. My predictions, which have always been spot-on, suggest his trajectory is downward.
Pete Buttigieg, who previously held the position of Secretary of Transportation, is poised to fade from the Democratic scene. His lack of traction is underscored by a poll showing him with zero percent support from Black voters, a discouraging and notable figure. Furthermore, his tenure as secretary is marred by perceived shortcomings. A Senate run in Michigan might have been a better strategic move for him.
Pete Buttigieg, the former Secretary of Transportation who never served above the office of mayor, will be disappearing soon from the Democratic field. This is because his only news is that he received 0 percent of the black vote in a poll, which is unprecedented and unimpressive, and his record as secretary is “tainted” by failure. He should have run for Senate in Michigan.
Josh Shapiro, the popular governor of Pennsylvania, a major swing state, would be a great candidate for the presidential race, if he won a second term (which he is favored to do). However, Shapiro is a non-self-hating Jew, and at one time was very pro-Israel, which is something the Democrat party of today has a real problem with. After all, it was the left-wing party base that was rioting on college campuses in support of Hamas, post the October 7, 2023, pogrom. The only new news regarding Shapiro is that when he was in contention for vice presidential nominee under Harris, her team asked him if he was a “double agent for Israel.” Stick a fork in Shapiro; he’s done as a Democratic presidential candidate. All that’s left is the groveling.
J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, the two-term governor, is seeking another term in Illinois, despite his long record of failure. Considering his billions, and the state he represents, he is very likely to win. Pritzker is also funding his lieutenant governor’s run for U.S. Senate. Sadly, for Pritzker’s presidential prospects, however, the modern Boss Tweed has almost nothing going for him when it comes to a national run. He is a white male Jewish heterosexual billionaire, after all, and we know how unpopular those guys are in the party (If he were a millionaire, like this guy, now that would be ok).
Andy Beshear of Kentucky is term-limited from the Kentucky governorship after two terms, and with no other possible public offices, Beshear wants to follow in the footsteps of former “moderate” Southern Democrats like LBJ, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton. Unfortunately for him, today’s Democrats aren’t like those of earlier generations, and this white male heterosexual fails the diversity index. And unlike his fellow governor, Newsom, Beshear has no power to help his party out.
Ro Khanna, the longtime California congressman of Indian background has recently made a name for himself for all the wrong reasons. First, he pissed off his Silicon Valley constituents, the tech billionaires who often funded his campaigns – and would fund his presidential campaign – by backing the communist scheme in California to seize their money. Then, he jumped into the “Epstein Scandal” by reading off the names on the House floor of six “wealthy, powerful men that (sic) the DOJ hid.” Unfortunately, four of those men were ordinary men who “did not have contact with Epstein” but “had just been used in a line-up in New York, which is why their names and some pictures were found in the files.” Not an auspicious start for a campaign. It reminds me of this.
The major thing that strikes me about all of these 2028 Democrat presidential candidates is just how bad they all seem to be. I can’t see any of them going all the way.
Yet, in the end, one of them will have to.