How Democrats’ potential presidential contenders are scoping out different paths to 2028
Democrats at a crossroads. The leaders of potential parties are already explaining different potential paths to power within a few years.
After losing the party November presidential elections for her The image slides to its lowest historical levelsAnd It lacks a great authority in Washington to retreat against President Donald Trump’s efforts to praise the federal government for his will – even democratic voters. Warm idea of a comprehensive battle against Trump.
It is against the background made by the main democratic leaders early, but it is important, on how to put themselves The party also looks towards The 2028 presidential race is wide open. Some seek to resist Trump at all, and others recognize the victories of the Republicans on cultural issues, and are still more We hope to divide the difference – working with Trump when necessary and criticizing it when they differ.
Early moves, in many cases, accurate and layer, and clearly Not only that these Democrats do should not be seen through the possible presidential campaigns lens. Below is a look at some of the prominent roads that the main Democrats were dealing with Trump and the Republicans in the first months of the administration-how these moves could create future presidential campaigns.
Get a segment of the conservative pie
Two days after the election day, California Governor Gavin New Roosom held a special legislative session in his office Declared in a press release It was aimed at “protecting California values and basic rights in the face of the Trump administration.” Trump loudly criticized the definitions, and he asked countries to exclude the goods made in California from the revenge definitions.
But he was also issuing headlines for podcast comments, such as saying sexual athletes Participate in women’s sports “very fair”, “ In addition to hosting the former White House counselor at Trump Steve Bannon in his pod, Bannon’s wrong claims about the 2020 elections are unprecedented and emphasized the popular policies they agree to.
After days of criticism from the left to leave the Bannon Slide, Newsom responded to the podcast in an interview with the governor of Minnesota Tim Walz: “We can reject the idea of denying the elections, we can completely reject what he did on January 6, but I do not think he can take away what he says – reminds me often what Sanders say, which he said in general.
Meanwhile, Senator John Vitirman of Pennsylvania prompted baseless speculation that he could consider switching parties, a possibility to fall strongly. But he was significantly broken from his party with his enthusiastic support for Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza, that he Trump met At his home in Florida, it was Among dozens of Democrats in the Senate Those who supported a high -level federal law require the enforcement of immigration and customs detained for non -documented immigrants who were arrested, convicted or faced some accusations locally.
The governor of Colorado Jared Police was a more difficult condition. It was among the few Democrats who Robert Pdis enriched. Kennedy Junior., His work in “helped us to defeat the states of the vaccine in Colorado” – before he later published in support of vaccination.
But while Police said in the state’s speech in January that he hopes to work with Trump to secure the borders, he warned of “the efforts made to deport American citizens, to target those who are awaiting the legal situation and dismantling families”, and since then pressure on the administration via An activist detention is not documented for immigration and work In the state.
It was too The audio critic of Trump’s definitionsHe took a shot on another possible democratic candidate, Michigan Grechen’s governor. On the case.
Trump resisted at any cost
Some Democrats design themselves as the best spear in democratic resistance 2.0 against Trump, inside and outside Washington. While some are not necessarily seen as potential presidential candidates, their attempts to enter the leadership vacuum in the party are noticeable.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker He spent a lot of his political career as a potential Trump chips. Now, he has repeatedly protested with Nazi Germany as he launches broad aspects against Trump, and he strongly criticizes billionaire Elon Musk. Pritzker also prevented anyone who participated in 2021 riots in Capitol in the United States From working in state jobs.
Senator Chris Murphy From Connecticut takes a similar game: He spent nearly $ 1.9 million this year on definition ads alone (more than twice the amount he spent from mid -2019 to 2024), where he greatly attacked Trump, all while he was in the Senate and in news interviews that warn that Trump is an American threat.
Senator Korea Booker from New Jersey, who was nominated for the presidency in 2020, gave the emotional and exhausted Democrats Enhanced with him The 25 -hour floor letter to achieve the record Trump is amazing and policies.
Walz, who had second bills on the ticket that lost to Trump last autumn, made Broadcast directly in Trump a focus of his message since he re -introduced the national political battle. The city halls were held in the republican regions in states such as Iowa and Yeskonen, which is Trump was criticized as “burning”, a “caricature that had a realistic TV program demonstrating as if he knew how to manage business” and “the worst possible executive of business” in a modern appearance on MSNBC.
Then there is MP Alexandria Okasio Cortez from New York, which has been for years Lionized between the progressive Those who see it as a heir to the political movement Sanders. The 2028 presidential elections will be the first in which OCASIO-Cortez, 35, will be old enough to run for the presidency, and it was Barnstorming the country with Sanders, I-VT. , In recent weeks. It also spends heavily on social media to direct its message. But it is not clear whether it will take such a great swing to try to jump to the National Office.
Get down and rule
There is another group of Democrats that leads the needle between expressing Trump’s expression of Trump or joining resistance 2.0, and evaluating their approach to the issue while continuing to send a preparation message for cooperation between the two parties.
It passesThe governor of Michigan has joined many of its colleagues from the Democratic rulers in seeking to achieve a balance, He said in a speech In Washington on Wednesday, “the right of the people of Michigan is to continue to appear … regardless of who on the other side of the table.”
The notes were entered hours before meeting with Trump at the White House for the second time in less than a month and stood in the Oval Office, while executive orders were targeted by his political critics. The presence of Wittam Darou Quick condemnation from some of their democratic colleaguesWhile the official spokeswoman was fast in clarifying that she was not aware that the executive orders would be signed while they were there and that her presence in the Oval Office was “not in support of the measures taken or the data that was conducted in this event.”
Pennsylvania governor, Josh Shapiro, who was severely criticizing Trump’s definitions, is making a budget to approach the Trump administration, and inform Bill Maher from HBO in an interview this month, “I think it is a wrong option to suggest that you need either/or – either you need this resistance, that battle, or that opposition, or you need to find bonds and collect.”
In the state’s budget speech in the state last month, Shapiro announced his intention to work with the Republicans when he could: “People in this building have been talking about lowering taxes for years. But here, here, a democratic ruler with an aggressive plan to reduce taxes, is ready to work with you.”
A few days later, Shapiro called “his job as a ruler to protect the interests of Pennsylvania” when he was managed Lay a lawsuit against the Trump administration After stopping the federal funds that have previously committed the state.
While Shapiru and Wawzam, the state rulers of the states won the states last year, who moved in the rope of work with Trump on some issues and working against others, other Democrats in the United States won vice -President Kamala Harris with double numbers who did not respond to their optimistic advocacy to work alongside the new administration.
In this year’s state case, the governor of Maryland Wes Moore said he hoped to work together [with the new presidential administration] To make progress in Maryland, “but” if political decisions in the past few weeks are any preview, I am afraid that our charitable expectations will expect harsh facts. “
Since then, Moore has been in dispute with the Trump administration on the definitions, the future of the FBI headquarters to Maryland and Trump’s executive order targeting the Smithsonian Foundation, which Trump said Trump was influenced by “an exciting ideology focusing on race.”
Moore, the first black governor in Maryland, told CNN: “The love of your country does not mean lying about its history,” Moore, the first black governor in Maryland, told CNN. “The love of your country does not mean dismantling those who helped make this country very strong.”
Drawing their own paths
Kentucky State Governor Andy Bishr handed his condition to the Commonwealth speech in early January, days before Trump’s inauguration – and he did not mention him at all, with solutions that he argued that the state “made progress by pressure on this national noise, by working together.”
But Beshear has since been fought by Trump’s criticism not only on the customs tariff but also wider.
“His policies will specifically hurt my popularity. Kentucky’s tariff policy will strike more than anywhere else.”
“People should be concerned, at least, that we have a president who does not seem to perform his position, and does not appreciate the fact that the constitution makes him only one branch of the government.”
Representative Rowna from California, who was seen for years as a It is possibleHe spent last summer A tour of the cities of coal and coal Try to communicate with rural workers. Khana spent the last months situation A The road map for Democrats This includes the party’s grounding in determining the priorities of the workers while keeping pace with the pressure on Trump, not a demonic “who have different views on social or cultural issues.”
The former Minister of Transport, Beit Betigijj, made some veiled criticism of Trump in Alternative Explain his decision not He nominated for the Senate or Governor in Michigan in 2026Cleansing the way for him to follow another presidential campaign in 2028.
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