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First Democratic Presidential Preference Poll out for 2028 [1]
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Date: 2025-03-21
Mediaite has the first preference poll results from Morning Consult concerning potential Democratic presidential candidates in 2028, and perhaps not too surprisingly, former Vice-President Kamala Harris appears to have the inside track at this point:
Democrats overwhelmingly selected former Vice President Kamala Harris as their preferred candidate in a Morning Consult poll released on Friday.
Four months after losing the 2024 election to President Donald Trump, Harris led the competition in the survey in a mock 2028 Democratic primary and the results were not close.
Harris, who has not announced any intention to seek another presidential nomination, led a pack of 19 candidates with the support of 36%.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came in second with 10% support. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz all tied for third with 5% support.
Other potential candidates who received support in the low single digits included Mark Cuban, Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
It is unclear if Harris intends to run for president in 2028. Some have floated her as a potential 2026 California gubernatorial candidate. Three weeks after the 2024 election, Politico reported on her future:
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