Democratic Victories Hint at Potential 2028 Showdown: Newsom vs. AOC, Predicts Stirewalt

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Chris Stirewalt has identified California Governor Gavin Newsom and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as standout figures from election night.

During a special election night broadcast on Tuesday, the anchor of “The Hill on Sunday” remarked that the string of victories for the Democratic Party could pave the way for a potential 2028 face-off between two prominent party members.

Stirewalt commented, “Zohran Mamdani is about to make an appearance. While he wasn’t created by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he certainly represents and extends the movement she was a pioneer of.”

He further noted, “We are witnessing two distinct visions for the Democratic Party: one spearheaded by Gavin Newsom in California and the other by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York. This marks the start of a potential 2028 contest between them, highlighting the impending intense debate within the Democratic Party about its future direction.”

Democrats celebrated wins in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia, while California made moves to allow redistricting.

“He would outperform his polls again, because these voters who don’t typically participate that come in, would be there, and they would nudge those numbers up,” Stirewalt said.

“But we see exactly the opposite happening here in lower turnout elections, that those lower propensity working class voters aren’t there for Republicans,” he added.

Stirewalt rebuked the notion Republicans were as affected by the shutdown as Democrats may think, but echoed the president’s assertion that his absence hurt the GOP.

“There’s truth in what he says, and we just acknowledged the part about him not being on the ballot,” Stirewalt said.