December 6, 2025

2028 Presidential Election

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, where he offered a surprisingly upbeat endorsement of former Vice President Kamala Harris as a potential 2028 presidential contender, even though she lost decisively to Donald Trump in 2024.

Kelly was asked directly by host Kristen Welker whether Harris would be “a strong candidate in 2028.”

“Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. I mean, she was, she was the nominee last time. I think you would encourage her to run. I think she would be incredibly strong. I think you’re going to have, you know, a dozen, if not more, folks running, probably on either side,” Kelly said.

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Elon Musk is quietly slowing down his effort to create a third party and is considering backing Vice President JD Vance in 2028, sources familiar with the billionaire’s plans told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in a Tuesday report.

After a public blow-up with President Donald Trump over the “Big, Beautiful, Bill,” Musk announced he was creating a third party called the “America Party.” Since, Musk has hardly mentioned the third party effort on X. Sources told the WSJ that Musk has told allies he has been focused on maintaining a relationship with Vance while he weighs going all in on the “America Party.”

Vance has never spoken with Musk about 2028, but the VP has encouraged him to support Trump and Republicans in the 2026 midterms, sources familiar with the situation told the Daily Caller. 

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Vice President JD Vance leads the top Democratic candidates eyeing a presidential bid in 2028 in the latest poll to confirm that MAGA’s No. 2 is competitive in a race that is still three years off.

In the latest Emerson College Polling survey, Vance edged out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).

His leads aren’t big, but the survey comes on the heels of others that show he is ahead in a likely close race.

Emerson’s numbers:

— Vance 44%, Buttigieg 43%, and undecided at 13%

— Vance 44%, Ocasio-Cortez 41%, and undecided at 15%.

— Vance 45%, Newsom 42%, and undecided at 13%.