OAN Staff Blake Wolf
5:58 PM – Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Despite Vice President Kamala Harris' crushing loss to President-elect Donald Trump, a majority of Democrats will still choose her to run again in the 2028 election, a new report reveals. pack news/Echelon Insights Research.
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Harris is currently the front-runner in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, receiving 41% of the vote from respondents, with Gavin Newsom in second place with 8%.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D-Pennsylvania) came in third with 7% of the vote, followed by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D-Minnesota) in a tie for fourth with 6%. It became.
Sixteen percent of respondents checked the “don't know” box, leaving Harris in the driver's seat when it comes to Trump's chances of returning after a second term.
The survey received responses from more than 1,000 voters and was conducted from November 14th.th up to 18th.
Conversely, the current Vice President-elect, J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), is scheduled to become a Republican in 2028, and Vance has a majority of 37%.
Vivek Ramaswamy, head of the Office of Government Efficiency, is tied for second place with Nikki Haley at 9%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) at 8%.
For the Republican Party, 18% of respondents checked the “don't know” box, as President Trump is serving his final term in office and the party needs to find new leadership.
It is currently unclear whether the current vice president plans to run again in 2028, even though a majority of Democratic voters support Harris.
“The key will be what the next year or two brings and what form the Democratic backlash against Trumpism will take,” said Jared Leopold, a Democratic strategist. “That will help determine who is in a position to move the party forward.”
“Governors are more likely to make a breakthrough this time than before,” he continued. “And I also think you wouldn't be able to do as much in a Senate where there's more of a minority. So it's going to be harder to break through on the national stage,” he continued.
Democratic strategist Caitlin Legacchi added: “The 'resistance' in 2025 will look very different than it did in 2017.”
“People are exhausted, they have less money, and things feel bleak. There's not an endless appetite for resistance content at the moment. So people who are actually interested in running need to make an impact and stand out. We will need to be more creative in that regard,” she added.
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