Political analyst Mark Halperin said Thursday that he could not identify a single potential Democratic presidential candidate that would worry Republicans in 2028.
Halperin argued on “The Morning Meeting” that Democrats are in “really dire” straits following the 2024 elections, which handed Republicans unified control of the federal government. He asserted this cycle is different from past ones because, for the first time, the party in power has no concern about its opposition’s potential presidential contenders.
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“You can tell me about [Kentucky] Governor [Andy] Beshear or [Maryland] Governor [Wes] Moore, but in every previous cycle, I could tell you the names of people from the losing party who could run for president and would strike some fear in the hearts of the majority party,” Halperin said. “I cannot name a person like that today.”
“Are they afraid of [Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker], or of [Minnesota Sen.] Amy Klobuchar, or of [California Gov.] Gavin Newsom, or of Wes Moore or Governor Beshear? They are not,” he continued. “Maybe they should be, but they’re not afraid of any Democrat right now. Not one. To the contrary, they’re like, ‘Bring them on. We’ll take any, we’ll run against any of those people, regardless.’”
Halperin did not include former Vice President Kamala Harris among his list of Democratic contenders. He has previously cast doubt on her ability to mount a successful presidential campaign after her failed runs in 2020 and 2024.
“She’s now run twice and done poorly both times, and I think it’s incumbent upon the media and Democrats — have an honest and fair discussion about whether this is the right role for her, because she’s 0 for 2 in pretty dramatic fashion,” he said in November.
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) official Alex Hoffman also said during a Feb. 4 podcast that he did not find anybody at the DNC’s Winter Meeting who thinks Harris should run for president again in 2028.
“I don’t think I found a single person who thought that was a good idea for us,” Hoffman said. “Myself included, I don’t think that’s a good idea in any way, shape or form.”
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