Potential Democratic Presidential Contenders In The Presidential Election of 2028

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Yesterday, this author and blogger outlined and discussed the potential list of Republican Presidential contenders in the Presidential Election of 2028.

Today, we will outline the list of potential Democratic Presidential contenders, which is much longer a list than the 13 Republicans seen as likely to run in 2028 primaries.

In no special order, the list includes the following, a total of 21 potential nominees:

Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia
Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia
Governor Wes Moore of Maryland
Former Vice President Kamala Harris of California
Outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom of California
Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (now from Michigan)
Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois
Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky
Outgoing Governor Jared Polis of Colorado
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey
Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut
Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona
Former Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel
Congressman Ro Khanna of California
Outgoing Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan
Former Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland

So in total, there are 21 potential Democratic Presidential contenders two months before the Midterm Elections of 2026.

Eight on the list are US Senators; Seven are Governors; Three are former Executive appointments; Two are members of the House of Representatives; and former Vice President Kamala Harris finishes the list.

Also, five contenders are from crucial “Swing States”, Georgia (Ossoff, Warnock); Arizona (Kelly, Gallego); and Pennsylvania (Shapiro); and one is from a “red state”, Kentucky (Andy Beshear).

Whether all of this list will actually announce is unlikely, but a large number will do so.

So in summary, the list of contenders are a total of 34, with 21 Democrats and 13 Republicans.

Two Months Before The Midterm Elections Of 2026, The Republican Race For The Presidential Nomination Is In Full Swing!

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It is two months until the Midterm Elections Of 2026, but already, it can be said the battle for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2028 is in full swing.

It has been generally assumed that Vice President JD Vance is the clearcut frontrunner, but there are signs that Donald Trump might swing his support to someone else, and Trump’s ultimate endorsement could change the complexion of the race.

It seems that a number of potential candidates are already starting to appeal to Trump, while others seem ready to run even without Trump’s backing.

So considering the reality that Donald Trump is in clear mental decline, and is not in the best health, at any time, Vice President JD Vance could succeed to the Presidency.

If that happens anytime before the primaries in 2028 and the Republican National Convention, Vance would be the clear choice for the nomination.

But if fate keeps Trump in the White House, there are wide possibilities of a large number of potential Republican candidates besides Vance.

The list would include:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Secretary of Defense (War) Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

It would seem all three would be vying for Trump to endorse them, but if they announced, they would have to leave the Cabinet.

Outside the Cabinet, the list would include:

Senator Ted Cruz of Teas
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, who is leaving office in January
Former Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia
Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia, who is leaving office in January

Additionally, not in office are:

Donald Trump, Jr.
Tucker Carlson

So the number of potential contenders is, at this point, 13 in number.

Donald Trump’s War On The Environment, Science, Health

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President Donald Trump has declared war on the environment, science, and public health.

Trump is trying to allow industrial development and oil and gas leases on public lands, threatening not just the natural beauty of our national parks and other wilderness areas, but also violating the sacred lands of many indigenous tribes.

Trump is also undermining scientific research, through cancellation of grants for scientists, and denial of major research funds for many leading universities.

And Trump, through his diabolical Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is putting all Americans’ public health needs, including vaccines, in dire danger.

Already, the disease of Measles, which had been declared no longer a threat to public health decades ago, is showing up in hundreds of cases in many states, due to RFK Jr’s anti vaccine campaign, threatening many children, and already causing some tragic deaths.

The drain by firings and resignations of top environment experts, scientists, and doctors and nurses, is threatening long term damage to areas of public policy, that once were considered inviolable areas to undermine.

Elon Musk and the now ended DOGE (Department Of Government Efficiency) caused massive harm in its aim to cut federal spending, and has helped create the crisis that has developed in these crucial areas of the environment, science, and public health.

Donald Trump Has Gone “Mad” Before Our Eyes!

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The United States is in crisis, with the reality that President Donald Trump has gone “Mad” psychologically before our eyes.

He has declared himself ” The Greatest President” above all Presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

He has pictured himself as a Pope and a General, and has claimed he looks like Elvis Presley.

He has claimed a great friendship with the late Dolly Parton, posting an AI image of the two walking arm in arm together.

He has, without the authority to do so, changed Lake Ontario’s name to Lake America, and is waging economic warfare against our past “Best Friend”, Canada, which is going to have major deleterious effects on the American economy.

He is refusing to be in NYC on September 11, its 25th Anniversary, because he would not be permitted to give a political speech, an affront to all those firefighters and police who sacrificed their lives on that tragic day in 2001, alongside the 2500 plus citizens who died in the Towers that day.

He tells us he is an “extremely stable genius”, one of a multitude of statements by him, that are clear signs of projection.

He has created disputes and divisions with our long term allies and friends around the world, while cozying up to Russia, China, and North Korea.

The man clearly is a danger to all Americans and the world at large, and yet his Cabinet bows down to him, and never challenges anything he says or does, and neither does members of the Republican Party in Congress, or the right wing majority of the US Supreme Court.

How can one imagine another two plus years of this nightmare Presidency, and not worry about the future?

Donald Trump’s Crazy Ranking Of Presidents, With Him “The Greatest”!

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In the midst of what is now six months of the Iran War, along with rising grocery and gasoline prices, and ICE abuses against immigrants who have no criminal record, what does President Donald Trump spend his time on?

Trump posted his “rankings” of Presidents on Truth Social, a totally crazy ranking that puts him at the top above all other Presidents, in a special category: “The Greatest”.

Reality is that Trump ranks at the very bottom of rankings in most scholarly polls, or at most slightly above James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson.

According to Trump, underneath him in ranked order as “Great” are as follows: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson.

The next ranking “Near Great” includes in ranked order: Theodore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, John Adams, and James K. Polk.

The next ranking is “Average” in ranked order as follows: Bill Clinton, John Quincy Adams, James Monroe, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Madison, Martin Van Buren, William Howard Taft, Chester Alan Arthur, William McKinley, Andrew Johnson, Herbert Hoover, and Benjamin Harrison.

The next ranking is “Below Average” in ranked order as follows: John Tyler, Calvin Coolidge, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor, James Buchanan, and Franklin Pierce.

Finally, the last ranking is “Failures” in ranked order as follows:
Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Ulysses S. Grant, Warren G. Harding, and Jimmy Carter.

Trump leaves out 10 Presidents altogether, including some of the most significant 20th Century Presidents, including: Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush, (all Presidents from 1945 to 1993, except Jimmy Carter, plus George W. Bush (2001-2009)), along with the “one month” President, William Henry Harrison.

Trump shows his absolute hatred of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Jimmy Carter by ranking them in the bottom five listings, alongside Ulysses S. Grant and Warren G. Harding.

There is so much that is clearly maniacal about Trump’s so called “Ratings”, but he clearly displays his total ignorance and mental deterioration. Trump is demonstrating his total hatred of a half century of Presidents, and his rankings overall are a sign of total dementia having set in, making him a dire danger to American national security, American Democracy, and American economic progress.

All those teachers and college professors who teach American history and American government have a major job on their hands, insuring that students learn the truth and the facts about America’s 45 Presidents.

Donald Trump’s Attack On Mail Ballots A Major Crisis!

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President Donald Trump clearly is an authoritarian whose aim is to destroy American democracy, with his latest ploy being to attack mail ballots in his push to prevent any possibility of the opposition Democrats gaining control of the House of Representatives and US Senate in the Midterm Elections of 2026 two months from now.

When one examines the states and the use of mail ballots, it is noticeable that the majority of states with high percentage of citizens voting by mail are “Blue” States, although not only such states.

Statistics show that the top ten states include primarily “Blue” states, including Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Colorado, Utah, California, Arizona, Vermont, District of Columbia, Nevada, and Michigan.

Only Utah is a reliably “Red” state, with Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan being “Battleground” states.

Notice also that most of the top ten states in mail voting are “Western” states.

The first five states have between 90 and 100 percent mail voting, with California and Arizona in the 80s; Vermont and DC in the 60s; with Nevada at 54 percent and Michigan at 37 percent. Florida and Nebraska follow at 35 percent, both “Red” states.

At the same time, Donald Trump and his family that votes in Florida always vote by mail ballot, so clearly, total hypocrisy.

The fact that the majority of the Supreme Court has been assisting Trump in his ploy to interfere with the elections is outrageous.

Also, the made up argument that massive numbers of noncitizens are voting has been shown to be totally without reality.

August 25 Different Years: Deaths Of Three Icons—Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Dolly Parton

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August 25 is a memorable date, sadly the day of passing of three icons who represented the best of America.

Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy died of cancer on August 25, 2009, a major liberal icon, who stands out as one of the greatest Democratic Senators in US history.

Arizona Senator John McCain died of cancer on August 25, 2018, a major conservative icon, who stands out as one of the greatest Republican Senators in US history.

Dolly Parton,a legendary country music singer, song writer, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist, died of cancer on August 25, 2026. She stands out as one the most wonderful public figures, who while avoiding direct engagement with politics, spoke up for women’s rights, African American civil rights, gay and transgender rights, and for justice, humanity, empathy, decency, compassion unmatched by any entertainer in US history.

It is public figures like this that remind us that there are evil forces in public life, and most noticeably in the age of Donald Trump and his sycophantic Cabinet officers, most members of the Republican Party, and the one third of Americans who support him with no doubts or reconsideration of their backing him.

But there are also the two thirds of Americans who appreciate the goodness and public contributions of individuals such as Ted Kennedy, John McCain, and Dolly Parton.

In the long run of history, the good people who contributed to the advancement of America will be legendary, after the evil forces are overcome with patience and fortitude.

Donald Trump Has Destroyed The Long Alliance Of Canada And The United States!

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President Donald Trump has systematically, and without any good reason, destroyed the long alliance between Canada and the United States.

Canada has been a great neighbor with no major, or even minor issues, for the past century and a half.

We share a 5,500 mile boundary with Canada, the longest boundary of any two nations with each other.

Trump has acted in a maniacal manner, and is now imposing 50 percent tariffs on a wide variety of Canadian products, and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, has rightfully, refused to give in to the bully that Trump has become.

So Canada will match tariff for tariff, undermining the economies of both nations, and creating unnecessary hostility for no good reason imaginable.

Most notably, hundreds of products from this “tariff war” will rise dramatically, with automobiles and fish being two such examples.

And this threatens the North American Free Trade Agreement that has existed between the US and Canada, as well as Mexico.

This will, particularly, affect the US states that border Canada, including Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska.

Border crossings are also being affected, and bridges that connect the two nations, are also being the center of controversy.

And Trump has spoken of Canada becoming the “51st state”, a totally crazy assertion, but part of Trump’s imperialistic desires.

And now, Trump is proposing a change of Lake Ontario to Lake America, another outrage, as that name has been the normal name for centuries even before the creation of the United States and of Canada.

This is a tragedy of massive proportions, and will not easily be overcome when Trump leaves office, and if a Republican succeeds him in the White House, could be long term damage that will undermine North American security and economic stability.

In Latest Polling, Trump Is “Under Water” In 47 States!

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In a shocking new poll regarding Donald Trump after 19 months of his second term in the Presidency, only three states—Wyoming, Idaho, and West Virginia—have positive ratings about his performance.

In those three states, Trump has a positive rating of Plus 14 in Wyoming; Plus 9 in Idaho; and Plus 6 in West Virginia.

The lowest net Job Approval Rating was Minus 83 in Washington, DC; followed by Maryland and Vermont at Minus 50 ratings. Hawaii at Minus 48; Washington at Minus 42; Illinois at Minus 41; Connecticut and Rhode Island at Minus 40.

But also, the “battleground states” that will matter in the 2028 Presidential Election have poor ratings for Trump as well, with Arizona Minus 23; Georgia Minus 31; Michigan and Nevada Minus 27; Pennsylvania Minus 26; and Wisconsin Minus 28.

Among other states, the Minus Scores are as follows:

New Hampshire and Maine 31
New York 36 and Connecticut 40
New Jersey 34 and Virginia 27
North Carolina 25 and South Carolina 28
Ohio 26 and Indiana 34
Iowa 34 and Minnesota 32
New Mexico 32 and Colorado 34
California 34 and Oregon 37
Texas 22 and Florida 18

With Trump “Under Water” in “Battleground States”, and even in so called “Red States”, including South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Texas, and Florida, an electoral “disaster” in the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026, and even in the Presidential Election of 2028, seems highly likely at this point.

Presidential Nominees More Than Twice In American History

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The history of Presidential Elections shows a total of 13 individuals who have been nominated more than twice for the White House.

Seven of these individuals ended up in the Presidency, and six others never made it to the White House.

This includes four nominees of third or minor parties who were on the ballot more than twice in a Presidential election.

The all time “champion” is Franklin D. Roosevelt, nominated and winning four times–1932, 1936, 1940, 1944–before the 22nd Amendment, ratified by 1951, prevented any future candidate to have more than two terms.

Thomas Jefferson was nominated for President in 1796, when he lost to John Adams but became his combative Vice President, and 1800 and 1804, when he twice won the Presidency.

Andrew Jackson was nominated for President in 1824, when he won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College to John Quincy Adams. Then, he won the Presidency in the next two elections, 1828 and 1832.

Martin Van Buren was nominated for and won the Presidency in 1836, but then lost the Election of 1840, and later ran as the third party Free Soil nominee in 1848.

Grover Cleveland won the Presidency in 1884, but although winning the popular vote in 1888, lost the Electoral College to Benjamin Harrison, but then came back and defeated Harrison in a rematch in 1892, making him the first of two Presidents to have nonconsecutive terms of office.

Richard Nixon lost the Presidential Election of 1960 to John F. Kennedy, but came back and won the Presidency in both 1968 and 1972.

Donald Trump won the Electoral College in 2016, despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, and then was defeated by Joe Biden in 2020. In 2024, although not winning a majority of the popular vote, he finally accomplished winning the popular vote edge over Kamala Harris, and is now serving his second nonconsecutive term, sharing that distinction with Grover Cleveland

Two major party nominees were nominated three times, but lost all those elections—Henry Clay in 1824, 1832, and 1844—and William Jennings Bryan in 1896, 1900, and 1908.

Two Socialist nominees were nominated and ran five and six times—Eugene Debs in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920—and Norman Thomas in
1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, and 1948.

Ralph Nader ran as either the Green Party candidate, or as an Independent, in four consecutive elections—1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008, with his impact being significant in the Presidential Election of 2000, in “throwing” the election in Florida to George W. Bush over Al Gore.

Jill Stein ran as the Green Party nominee three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2024.

Of the seven Presidents who were nominees more than twice, five of these Presidents were elected twice (Jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland, Nixon, and Trump) with Van Buren only winning once, and FDR being the lone exception of four times being elected, which now can never happen again in the future.