Early movements for the next White House race are underway, at least among Democrats.
Pete Buttigigue on Thursday eliminated the Democratic Senate run held in her adopted hometown in Michigan.
And the announcement by the Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, who served as Transport Secretary of Former President Biden for four years, appears to clear the path of Buttigieg's potential White House bid in 2028.
“My own plans don't include running for offices in 2026, but emphasized that I'm focusing on integrating, communicating and supporting my vision, which replaces what I call “cruel mess” in President Donald Trump's administration.
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Transport Secretary Pete Battigeg will speak at a press conference held in Long Beach, California on Thursday, July 18th, 2024. Photographer: Tim Lou/Bloomberg (Tim Lu)
A source familiar with Buttigieg's ideas told Fox News that the former transport secretary was in a strong position to run for president in 2028, and that he “removed it from the table in 2026.”
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California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has been suspected of having national ambitions nationwide thanks to a new, highly-received podcast series nationwide, has long been attracting a lot of attention and has caught millions of YouTube hits.
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Turning Point USA leader Charlie Kirk (right) is a guest of California Governor Gavin Newsom (left)'s first edition of his “This Is Gavin Newsom” podcast. (Gavin Newsom from x)
Democrat JB Pretzker, the second term governor of the Blue State of Illinois and one of the party's leaders against President Donald Trump's second term agenda, will head to New Hampshire next month to head over to the party's annual fundraising gala heading for a slap of 2028 speculation.
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A trip to New Hampshire has been holding its first primary in White House competition for over a century, and is considered an early indicator of politicians' interest in running for presidency in the next election.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will be interviewed by Fox News Digital at the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois on August 22, 2024. (Paul Steinhauser)
But there's more.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has replaced then-President Joe Biden with the Democratic presidential candidate for 2024 after dropping out of the race last summer amid a raid of questions about his physical and mental stamina.
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Harris, who lost the White House election to Trump last November, is seriously considering a 2026 bid to make a successful newspaper in his California home town. But the run for the governor in 2026 will derail her from making the 2028 White House bid.
A source on the former vice president's political trajectory confirmed to Fox News Digital that Harris confirmed to allies that he would decide whether to launch a governor's campaign by the end of the summer.
And Harris recently stopped in Nevada, where he is early voting on the Democratic major calendar.
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at a campaign rally at the Wisconsin Fair Expo in Westalis, Wisconsin on Friday, November 1, 2024. (AP photo/Jaclyn Martin)
Harris' 2024 running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, has not ruled out White House runs in 2028. On Friday, Waltz will launch a famous town hall tour of Iowa, the state that launched the Democratic presidential nomination calendar throughout the 2020 cycle.
Meanwhile, three other prominent Democrats considered a potential 2028 candidate, the government. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Andy Besher of Kentucky, and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania are working on the House Democrats' annual policy retreat on Thursday.
Even former Illinois lawmaker Rahm Emmanuel, the White House presidential administration chief of staff, and the mayor of Chicago, who recently served as the US ambassador in Japan, could ponder the 2028 run. This week's Emmanuel was the topic of Politico's feature report.
2028 seems like a very long way to go, but the early moves of the next White House race begin early for an unauthorized party.
Vance from “Catbird Seat” is here with other Republicans running in 2028.
Gov. Tim Waltz at Chicago's DNC in August 2024. (Getty Images)
This was the case for Republicans in the 2024 cycle.
First stop at IOWA – continuing to kick off GOP's presidential nomination schedule – came in March 2021 in the 2024 cycle with White House candidates – just weeks after Biden assumed the presidency.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who ultimately didn't run for president, attracted a lot of attention when he spoke to the Westside conservative club outside Des Moines.
“There's no point in waiting,” New Hampshire-based political strategist Lucas Meyer told Fox News. “If anyone is serious about running for president, they will probably be served well enough to chase it now.”
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Meyer, a former president of a young Democrat in New Hampshire, put his chair in front of advocacy group 603, called it a “broad open field” for Democrats.
“The leadership crowd at the top of the Democrats isn't that deep at this point,” he observed. “Someone has oxygen.”
