The midterm election results gave the minority party plenty of confidence heading into the new year. It wasn’t a trickle or a wave. It was a tsunami. It was a repudiation of the majority-party leadership in Washington and throughout the country. While Republicans lick their collective wounds, Democrats are celebrating. And one thing on everyone’s mind? What the 2028 candidate field will look like.
With President Donald Trump ending his second term in the White House, politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering a run. It’s difficult to express just how much Trump, as a candidate, discouraged others from throwing their hats into the ring. He has had considerable luck running as a national candidate. In 2016, he beat the “inevitable” Hillary Clinton. In 2024, he beat the eleventh-hour substitute, Vice President Kamala Harris. But now, he will no longer be on the ballot.
