It HAS begun folks…..
Newson doubts?
Gov. Josh Green, a Hawaii Democrat who has floated the possibility of running for president, predicted that Americans will want a peacemaker once Donald Trump’ssecond term is over — and California Gov. Gavin Newsom may not fit the bill.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Green doubted that politicians skilled in “hand-to-hand combat” would be successful with voters weary of political conflict.
The remarks reflect how ambitious Democrats are already jockeying for position in a crowded field of White House hopefuls three years before the next presidential election, especially with no heir apparent and uncertainty about how the party regains power in Washington.
Newsom is a leading Democratic contender who has drawn attention as one of Trump’s most high profile antagonists. But Green, a moderate who has occasionally frustrated liberal interest groups, said he worries that Newsom will be seen as “a radical from California.”….
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“But if Gavin is ultimately going to win over America, he will have to also adopt some of the conciliatory, collegial rhetoric — or even policy ideas — that others are going for,” Green said Thursday during a meeting in Arizona of the Western Governors Association….
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A Look at the field…..
There was a time when presidential hopefuls played coy about their ambitions, crisscrossing the country under the guise of helping other candidates and deflecting when pushed on their obvious plans.
Not so for some Democrats considering running in 2028. With no clear party leader and Democratic voters raring for a fight, some could-be candidates are being far more transparent about their intentions, doing away with pretensions as they try to gain maximum visibility at a time when authenticity is in high demand.
“Of course I’m thinking about it. I haven’t ruled it out,” New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker recently told Fox News during a trip to early-voting New Hampshire, even as he stressed that his focus is on 2026, when he will be up for reelection.
“I’d be lying otherwise. I’d just be lying and I can’t do that,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CBS when pressed on whether he will consider a run after the midterms next year…
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Presidential campaign strategists say the Democrats’ less guarded approach makes sense given the wide-open 2028 field and sheer number of candidates competing for attention. Among the others who have said they are considering a run: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who also was a White House chief of staff, and Hawaii Gov. Josh Green….
Note…
Newsom IS the perceived ‘front runner’ now….
But Kamala Harris IS polling well also…..
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Real Clear Politics link for Democratic Nomination 2028 early polling…. Newsom +5.8 over Harris as of 11/22/2025
I am Rooting for Scott Kelley. Military/NASA…Arizona…let’s get that math.
Bdog?
I’m with YA …..
HegsethKelly is NOT gonna go to JAIL….He IS MILITARY and NASA Astronaut….
Presumably,, James, you mean not War Sec. Pete Hegseth, but Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)
I’ve never associated Hegseth with NASA.
And I doubt that any administration less vindictive than the present one would want to put Hegseth in jail.
Thank’s DSD …..
Correction made….
Hegseth was in the military though….
What a shame…
Morning people….