A plurality of Democrats—41 %—say they might vote for Harris in 4 years if she runs for president once more.
Regardless of dropping the 2024 Electoral Faculty and fashionable vote to President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris ranked the best amongst potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates in a Nov. 20 survey.
Walz and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran within the 2020 Democratic presidential main, tied for fourth place at 6 % every.
Trump received 312 electoral votes to Harris’s 226 and is at the moment main 50 % to 48.3 % over the vice chairman within the nationwide fashionable vote, based on The Related Press. Trump is projected to take care of a lead within the fashionable vote, though the margin is narrowing as extra votes are tallied in Democratic-leaning states, together with California, Oregon, Colorado, and New York.
Different presidential decisions for Democrats in 2028 embrace Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) at 4 %, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at 3 %, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear every at 2 %, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore each at 1 % apiece.
Roughly 16 % of respondents stated they have been not sure about their selection, whereas 1 % stated they would like a special candidate.
Regardless of the ballot’s findings, it’s not clear how properly Harris would carry out in a hypothetical future Democratic presidential main. She was the primary candidate to drop out within the get together’s 2020 main, ending her marketing campaign in December 2019 forward of the Iowa caucuses. Some prime Democrats have additionally criticized her marketing campaign, technique, and messaging heading into the Nov. 5 election after fundraising and spending a report sum of money.
Amongst Republicans, Vice President-elect JD Vance got here out on prime at 37 % amongst favorites for the get together’s 2028 presidential nominee. Former 2024 presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley tied for second place at 9 % every.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got here in at 8 % and Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) tied at 5 % every. Rubio is Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State. Roughly 18 % of Republican respondents stated they weren’t certain, and one other 3 % stated they wished a special candidate.
The ballot of 1,010 doubtless voters was carried out Nov. 14–18, with a 3.5 % margin of error.