As the dust clears for Democrats from the Trump defeat of not only Kamala Harris (and Biden) and the Congress (By a much LESS Margin) ?
Democrats are turning to Governor’s who had to stand by while Harris took up the post Biden politiccal oxygen…
Makes sense….
Trump IS gonna leave the US Government a MESS when he’s sent packing again….
A excutive type is probably the right choice for the 2028/2029 recovery….
Democrats are looking to the governors of blue states as both a line of defense against the incoming Trump administration and a promising bench for the party in 2028.
Governors are seen as leading the charge of Democratic resistance as the GOP gets ready to take control of Congress and the White House next year: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office promised to “Trump-proof” state laws, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has pledged to be a “warrior” against controversial policies.
And the blue-state leaders are also topping early lists of potential 2028 contenders, including names that were floated earlier this year as possible picks to join Vice President Harris on the 2024 ticket, such as Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.
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That has put Democratic-led states in the spotlight as a last stand against Republican policies, with Trump pledging mass deportations and regulatory rollbacks. Governors and their state attorneys general played a key role in pushing back through political and legal battles during Trump’s first term — and several have spoken out since Election Day to stress they’re ready to take a stand against his second stint in the Oval Office. …
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Harris could try again for president in 2028, and polling hints she’s an early favorite to do so. Some in the party, though, suggest she could also run for California governor in 2026, when Newsom reaches his term limit in the Golden State.
Also among the early rumblings are figures holding other titles, such as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg or Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.). …
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Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said the party has “good Democratic governors,” pointing to former President Clinton, who served as the governor of Arkansas. “They have executive experience. They’re not D.C. insiders. So on paper, it makes a lot of sense to have people like Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom and [Maryland Gov.] Wes Moore on the list. But that’s just not how Democratic primaries have worked.”
Clinton was the most recent Democrat to jump from a governor’s mansion into the White House. Since then, “senators have been the flavor of the time,” Simmons said….
Note….
My 2 cents?
Start with Newsom and Shapiro…..
Harris or Whitmer will be Long Shots…..
(Harris for LA Governor?)
Pritzer will never survive the cartoons……
Buttigieg is symply not a choice for America right now…..
There will be more added to the list as Trump & Co. help Democrats come back strong for the 2026 Midterms and the 2028 Election….
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