Democratic Governors See a 2028 Nominee

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore “have emerged as early favorites among their peers” to run for president in 2028, Jonathan Martin reports.

“Each was born in the 1970s, each has a promising biography and, why mince words, they’re seen as most likely to fulfill the party’s overriding criteria: They can win because it’s hard for Republicans to portray them as radicals, soft or both.”

The governors are also “fond of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker as well as Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, if somewhat more skeptical either can claim a nomination and general election. Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer is well-liked but there are doubts she’ll run for president.”

“They’re less enamored with California’s Gavin Newsom, to put it mildly, who has never really been part of the governors club.”