Whipering HAS been going on about the Pennsylvania Governor and 2028 for some time….
But he simply is NOT in the media league of California Governor Gavin Newsom or even Pritzer in Minn…
The guy has to keep his job in the 2026 election as does a few other Democratic sweepstakes contestiants ….
Not Newsom who is termed out…
Axios takes a look at Shapiro ….
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has a plan that could give him an edge in the 2028 presidential primary: Engineer a blowout for his state’s Democrats in next year’s midterms to prove he can turn the electoral college‘s biggest battleground blue again.
Why it matters: Shapiro has quietly and methodically tightened his grip on Pennsylvania’s Democratic machine in recent months — recruiting key congressional candidates, clearing the field for them and remaking the state party.
- The moves, insiders say, are designed to maximize Democratic wins while positioning Shapiro as the party’s most electable presidential contender.
- Next year’s election map gives Shapiro plenty of opportunities: He’s up for a second term and aiming to help flip as many as four congressional seats in Pennsylvania.
Between the lines: Shapiro needs to make a big splash if he decides to run for president, as virtually every top Democratic official in Pennsylvania expects.
- He’s only at 4% now in early 2028 primary polls, despite a robustnational media strategy and his considerable popularity in a must-win swing state that President Trump carried last year.
- Top Democrats say Shapiro — who won his 2022 campaign for governor by double digits — is betting that a strong 2026 performance could help him stand out in a field that could include better-known contenders such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Harris.
- A “track record of success” would be “a good argument to primary voters,” said Pennsylvania-based Democratic strategist J.J. Balaban, who’s making ads for one of Shapiro’s favored congressional candidates.
What they’re saying: “Governor Shapiro is going to work hard to elect people who are going to fight for Pennsylvanians and defeat those who are making their lives harder,” said Shapiro spokesperson Manuel Bonder.
- “In 2026, Pennsylvania will be at the center of putting a stop to [GOP policies] by flipping the House.”
Zoom in: Shapiro has been more engaged in electoral politics than in past years, shaking up a moribund state party and wading into congressional primaries….
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- The idea that Shapiro only recently started taking a run seriously seems far-fetched to many who know him, however.
The bottom line: If Shapiro pulls off a big win in 2026 with coattails in congressional races, it could net him some IOUs from new House members — just as he’s looking for endorsements for a White House run.
- “I think he feels that he has an obligation to help Democrats get the majority back in the House,” said Larry Ceisler, a Philadelphia-based public affairs executive who’s known Shapiro for decades.
- “If that helps him politically, that’s great too.”…
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“Pritzer in Minn?”
Presumably you are talking about Gov. Pritzker in Illinois.
I mean maybe all of us make a mistake occasionally in our posts but you’re the moderator here.Perhaps you should do a brief check of your posts before you make such an egregious error as this.
Makes you look ridiculous.
Then again?
Maybe you don’t give a damn?
I’m glad you figured out who i meant…..
Pennsylvania voters split on whether Shapiro would be good president: Survey
The Quinnipiac University poll, released Wednesday, found that 40 percent of surveyed voters agreed Shapiro would do well in the role while 43 percent thought he would not make a good president. Sixteen percent of voters did not give an opinion…
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Polling says this guy is NOT ready for primetime
Shapiro has a 56 percent approval rating in this poll in Pennsylvania as Governor. He leads his Republican opponent by 17 points. This is a state Donald Trump won.
It seems like Shapiro is more popular as Governor of his swing state than Gavin Newsom or JB Pritzker are in their very blue states.
Perhaps, people are not sure if he would make a good President, because normal people are not focused on any of that yet. They want him to do the job he currently has right now.
For the record, since I am a conservative, I do not think he would probably make a “good” President either. I just think he probably be better than the MAGA crowd or an even further left Democrat.
Based on his political success in Pennsylvania, he seems more electable in a general election than most others who may run for the D Presidential nomination.
His problem sems to be internal party IN HIS state….
Listen….
The campaign HAS Begun….
Negitives on Shapiro, AOC, Buttigieg and Newsom in the last month…..
And of course Harris….
It is going to continue….
BUT?
Newsom STILL leads by by a small amount….