More on the Democratic 2028 Presidential Sweepstakes candidates

This is my second post on the search for the Democratic candidate for President in 2028…..

It is NOT to early …..

Democrats are going to crowding to be sweepstakes contestants since the love for Trump should have warned itself out in 3 to 4 years from now…..

Early advice from little ole me?

No Woman….

No Lefty…….

Someone who WILL COME ACROSS as STRONG…..

NOT a ‘Nice Guy’…..

My early feeling IS Newsom and Shapiro…

Buttigieg is NOT where the party should go….

Josh Shapiro is already fielding calls from Democratic Party leaders in Pennsylvania urging him to run for president. Gavin Newsom held a Friday call with about 50,000 people in his small-donor network and called a special legislative session designed to Trump-proof California. And Pete Buttigieg is set to tout his Cabinet accomplishments in a series of events as he winds down his official role.

Democrats are only a few days into recriminations over why they blew the presidential race. But conversations and moves by ambitious Democrats focused on 2028 have already begun….

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“When Democrats start talking about 2028, six months ago, Walz’s name wouldn’t have been on the list, now it might be on the top,” a former Harris staffer, granted anonymity to assess the field, told POLITICO.

Near the top of the scrum of hopefuls, Newsom could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Harris’s loss, given the sheer amount of overlap between their California-based networks. With his final term up in two years, he has long been considered a future presidential contender and his team has been building up to the moment when there isn’t an incumbent in his path. Indeed, few Democrats are as prepared to launch a national campaign….

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An emerging leader of the anti-Trump resistance, Newsom has a full-time political operation that includes Harris’ lead 2024 pollster and several of her current and former advisers; raised $151 million for himself and others since 2020; has a combined small-donor list that includes nearly 30 million emails and phone numbers and is close to some of the country’s biggest donors.

With his party suddenly on the outs, he’s leapt in to fill the void, calling his Democratic-dominated Legislature back to Sacramento for a special session to help safeguard the state from Trump on climate, immigration and reproductive rights — everything from abortion bans and slashing electric vehicles to deportation raids and withholding federal disaster aid.

But Newsom and his team have been hesitant to appear too hungry, believing Democrats are tired of 24/7 campaigning. Instead, he is working to emphasize the policy implications of Trump returning to office with the understanding that liberal California — more than any other state — is destined to be in the president-elect’s crosshairs….

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