Democratic candidates for President or Vice President in 2028.

[nkpolitics1212]

AZ(Mark Kelly-D)
CA(Gavin Newsom-D)
CO(Jared Polis-D)
CT(Chris Murphy-D)
GA(Raphael Warnock-D)
IL(JB Pritzker-D)
KY(Andy Beshear-D)
MD(Wes Moore-D)
MA(Maura Healey-D)
MI(Gretchen Whitmer-D)
MN(Amy Klobuchar-D)
NJ(Cory Booker-D)
NM(Martin Heinrich-D)
NY(Kirsten Gillibrand-D)
PA(Josh Shapiro-D)
WI(Tammy Baldwin-D)

[JohnSJ]

1. If we don't win in 2024, it won't matter

[roamer65]

12. How true.

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. In 2004

who would have predicted that Barack Obama would be the nominee in 2008?

[nkpolitics1212]

6. Barack Obama was a state Senator who gave the Keynote Address at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

It will be the class of 2024 US Senators.
Ruben Gallego(AZ)
Angela Alsobrooks(MD)
Elissa Slotkin(MI)
Andy Kim(NJ)


Slotkin has foreign policy experience.
Before entering elected office(US House) Slotkin was CIA analyst and Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Obama Administration. She serves on the Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs Committee in the US House.

[SocialDemocrat61]

7. Yes he was a state Senator

and before he spoke at the DNC, no one knew who he was.

[DemocraticPatriot]

17. I supported Slotkin in her first congressional primary---

my own district...

I think she is our best candidate for the US Senate next year,
but for President there are more likely candidates....

Our Governor Gretchen Whitmer (who I was also honored to support for the Michigan state senate earlier),
is one of them

[tinrobot]

3. Uh... you forgot Kamala Harris (D - CA)

I'm sure you know her... the Vice President?

[DemocraticPatriot]

18. She didn't do so well in the 2020 primaries, withdrawing before

any votes were cast....

Of course I would support her in any instance where she became the Democratic presidential nominee,
but before such a situation I am afraid my eyes would be cast elsewhere...

[tinrobot]

20. Gillibrand also dropped out, as did Booker

For some reason, both of them made your list.

Yet, the actual Vice President doesn't?

Seems rather capricious.

[Polybius]

4. nkpolitics1212, I'm so glad that you finally started posting in General Discussion

For too long, most here haven't seen your posts because they were in small forums with very little traffic.

[Hekate]

10. Great way to build up the post count though. Wonder why he keeps skipping Kamala Harris?

Life is a mystery.

[kwolf68]

5. It won't matter if we lose in 2024

eom/

[pinkstarburst]

8. Some of these names... maybe.

Some of them strike me as far more valuable in place where they are, senate seats we definitely can't afford to lose and where there is no guarantee another democrat with less name recognition or appeal might retain the seat, for example. Or a governor in a red state or swing state that can do a whole lot of good there. Others I am remembering from the 2020 primaries where they never could rise out of the pack of 20.

I think we are still way too far out from 2028 for predictions to hold any weight. I have my favorites but my favorites in 2023 may not matter 5 years from now.

[nkpolitics1212]

9. Lot of these candidates I listed are fighting for 2nd place like Ron DeSantis.

Kamala Harris(CA) is the 2028 Democratic Version of Donald Trump without the criminal behavior.
Harris is the frontrunner because she is a sitting or recent former Vice President.
Governors Gretchen Whitmer(MI) and Josh Shapiro(PA) are in the Ron DeSantis category. 2 term Governors from purple states that won re-election by a double digit margin.

[pinkstarburst]

21. I am unconvinced of that re: Harris

Maybe she will prove me wrong, but I think she will have an uphill battle securing the nomination. She did not do well in the 2020 primaries and her popularity has not improved since. But much can change in the next five years so we will have to see.

[nkpolitics1212]

23. The Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2000,2004,2008,2016,and 2020 was

A Sitting VP
US Senator
US Senator
Former Secretary of State
Former VP.
The last time the Democrats nominated a Governor for POTUS is in 1992.
Shapiro-PA
Cooper-NC if he does not run for US Senator.
Whitmer-MI
Moore-MD
Beshear-KY
Pritzker-IL
Polis-CO
Newsom-CA

[Hekate]

11. President Kamala Harris should head the list

All things considered

[JohnSJ]

13. Absolutely, and it is sad that too many don't even think of her.

[tritsofme]

16. No thanks. I'd easily take Whitmer or Newsom first.

[Hekate]

19. Too early to have this conversation, but you & others know that. As for Kamala....

… I voted for her for State AG. I voted for her for US Senator. I voted for her to be Joe Biden’s Vice President.

Face it — if either Whitmer or Newsom are running ahead, people will find plenty of things “wrong” with them too. I am quite content to focus on this year and next year, because beating Trump in the present is absolutely crucial.

[H2O Man]

14. 2024

is all that counts right now.

[Hekate]

15. Yes Sir, it certainly is

[RainWalker]

22. Look at that list everybody!

What a stacked roster we have!