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A Surprise Nonpolitician Is Polling in 2028 Race

Jon Stewart is at 3% with potential Dems, while Cory Booker sees big leap into 2nd place with 11%

(Newser) - For those counting along at home, there are three years, six months, and 20-odd days until the 2028 election, so we might as well spend the entirety of that time waist-deep in presidential polling, right? A new poll by Echelon Insights takes a look at support for potential Democratic candidates...

ESPN Star: I May Be Up for a POTUS Run

ESPN star says both parties 'disgust' him, that he has 'no choice' but to consider running in 2028

(Newser) - The race toward 2028 is off, with one possible contender noting he has "no choice" but to consider a run for the Oval Office. That would be ESPN sports analyst Stephen A. Smith, who over the weekend told ABC News that even though "I've never had a...

What to Make of All the 'Third Term' Talk
What to Make of All
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What to Make of All the 'Third Term' Talk

President insists he isn't joking

(Newser) - President Trump told NBC News over the weekend he was "not joking" about considering a third term because a lot of people want him to do it. And when asked about the issue later aboard Air Force One, Trump added, "We have a long way to go before...

Vance Rises in MAGA, but Bannon Sees 3rd Trump Term

VP now seen as the heir apparent, but some Trump allies think president will run again

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance has been tapped to serve as a top fundraiser at the Republican National Committee, in what the AP sees as another sign that he's cementing his status as the torchbearer of the MAGA movement.
  • It's the first time in the RNC's history that
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Buttigieg's Political Plans Just Clarified

He won't run for Senate in Michigan, setting him up for a presidential bid in 2028

(Newser) - It looks like Pete Buttigieg will be running for president again in 2028. The former transportation secretary has decided not to run for Michigan's open Senate seat in 2026 after determining that it would be near impossible to run for president, too, reports Politico and the New York Times ...

Rahm Emanuel May Be Eyeing Presidential Bid

Former Chicago mayor has kept a high profile since returning to US from Japan

(Newser) - "I'm not done with public service, and I'm hoping public service is not done with me," Rahm Emanuel has said multiple times since returning from Japan, where he was the US ambassador during President Biden's administration. The former Chicago mayor hasn't ruled out another...

Trump Is Noncommittal About Vance in 2028

President says his No. 2 is 'very capable,' but that it's 'too early' to deem the VP his GOP successor

(Newser) - If JD Vance is already measuring the drapes in the Oval Office in advance of a potential 2028 run, he'd better talk to his boss first. In an interview recorded before the Super Bowl and aired on Monday, President Trump seemed iffy on whether his No. 2 should be...

Bannon: 'Maybe We Do It Again in '28?'

Trump ally floats the idea of a third Trump term, despite the Constitution's limit

(Newser) - Mitt Romney predicts JD Vance will be the Republican nominee in 2028. But Steve Bannon is floating a more provocative option: Donald Trump. And he's not talking about Junior. In a speech to the New York Young Republican Club on Sunday night, the longtime Trump ally suggested a third...

Romney Gives His Prediction for GOP's 2028 Nominee

It'll be JD Vance, he thinks

(Newser) - Outgoing Republican Sen. Mitt Romney gave his predictions for the future of the Grand Old Party in a congressional "exit interview" with CNN on Sunday, the Hill reports. "MAGA is the Republican Party, and Donald Trump is the Republican Party today," Romney said. "And if you...

Kamala Harris Has Two Big Possible Next Moves

Politico reports she might run for governor of California in 2026 or for president in 2028

(Newser) - So what's next for Kamala Harris? Politico reports that the vice president is making clear in private calls to supporters that she intends to remain in politics. "I am staying in the fight" is her mantra on the calls. The story by Christopher Cadelago and Eugene Daniels reports...

Trump: 'I Don't See' a Fourth Campaign

Former president doesn't think he'll run in 2028 if he loses in November

(Newser) - Donald Trump doesn't think he'll be on the GOP ticket four straight times. In an interview aired Sunday on the Sinclair Media Group's Full Measure, the former president suggested he won't run in 2028 should he lose to Kamala Harris in November.
  • "No, I don'
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