Should the Democrats cede the 2028 presidential election right now? A poll of the top Democratic candidates finds Kamala Harris in first place by 33 points over second place Gavin Newsom who has 8% of the votes. She wasn’t even close this year despite spending over $1.5 billion this year. Just imagine how much DJ Vance must be drooling kno0wing how happy people will be after 4 more years of President Trump.He should easily win 8 years in the Oval Office himself.
- Vice President Kamala Harris — 41 percent
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom — 8 percent
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro — 7 percent
- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — 6 percent
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — 6 percent
Harris served four years as the vice president in an utter failure of a regime, got blown out despite outspending Trump 3 to 1 and only slightly better at peaking than Joe Biden. I don’t see a lot of hope there. Of course the other four candidates are equally as bad. I would like to see her numbers if stacked up against Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wile E Coyote, and Bob Square Pants. That would cut into her numbers badly.
In all likelihood someone not on the radar will be the Democratic nominee, but I doubt they could win after Trump sets a great course for the country. In fact, I look for Republicans to gain House, Senate, and governor seats in the 2026 midterm election. Hopefully RINOs will also be defeated handily.
On one side of the scenario, you can see why Democrat voters still support her, even after her decisive loss to President-elect Donald Trump two weeks ago. She still has the best name recognition. She’s been vice president for four years. She never worked at McDonald’s. She received 74 million votes. You can also argue that with only a little over 100 days to pull a campaign together, she did pretty well.
On the other side of the argument is the fact that Democrats have a pretty weak field. Newsom has done a terrible job governing California. Buttigieg is a weirdo who failed as transportation secretary. Walz is even weirder. Shapiro is Jewish, and that’s a problem for the pro-Hamas wing of the party.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELAbove all, who gazes upon Kamala Harris and sees her as ready for another run at a presidential campaign? Her first attempt to become president in 2020 was such a disaster she ended up dropping out before a single vote was cast. And while you can sympathize with Kamala being thrust into the middle of the 2024 campaign without much notice, one fact remains: she never improved as a candidate.
Listen, 41 percent might make her the favorite, but 59 percent of Democrats would like someone else. Of course, 92 percent don’t want second-place Newsom so, without a better choice arriving on the scene, 41 percent support could be considered good enough.
Overall, I think this poll shows just how weak the Democrat presidential bench is. Harris had $1.5 billion to spend, all of the corporate media, all of Hollywood, and most of Big Tech backing her, and she still lost the popular vote and every swing state. If Democrats are looking at her as their best hope in 2028, that tells me they do not see much in the others. No one excites them.
Anyway, although I try to stay away from the prediction business, I’d be shocked if Kamala Harris was the 2028 nominee. Of course, if President Trump executes his agenda, all that peace and prosperity would make Vice President-elect JD Vance a shoo-in for 2028, and Democrats might see Kamala as the perfect sacrifice.
