32 h. ago Democrats are reeling. Is Stephen A Smith the way back to the White House?

The charismatic sports news host has become an unlikely force in a party that needs critical friends and fresh ideasThe View, one of the US’s most popular daytime television programmes, was a vital campaign stop last year for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. This week, it played host to a cable sports channel personality who might be nurturing political ambitions of his own.Stephen A Smith was asked by co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin what he makes of hypothetical polls that show him among the leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Newsom condemned for ‘throwing trans people under bus’ after sports comment

Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California believed to be eyeing a run for president in 2028, is facing fierce backlash from LGBTQ+ rights advocates after his suggestion that the participation of transgender women and girls in female sports was “deeply unfair”.In the inaugural episode of his podcast, This Is Gavin Newsom, the governor hosted conservative political activist and Maga darling Charlie Kirk. The co-founder and executive director of the rightwing Turning Point USA, a Phoenix-based organization that operates on school campuses, told Newsom: “You, right now, should come out and be like: ‘You know what? The young man who’s about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports – that shouldn’t happen.’ You, as the governor, should step out and say: ‘No.’” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Democrats have another role in mind for Pete Buttigieg despite reports about Senate run

Former transport secretary is also rumored to be weighing a 2028 presidential run

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7 d. ago Tim Walz says he may run for president in 2028 despite failure of 2024 Harris campaign

‘If the circumstances are right, in 2028...I’ll do it,’ the former Democrat VP hopeful said

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7 d. ago Everyone is saying the same thing after Tim Walz says he's ready to run for president in 2028

The American people had the same reaction when failed Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz suggested he might run for president in 2028.

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2 w. ago Conservatives overwhelmingly back JD Vance for president in 2028, according to poll

It may be early days but Vice President J.D. Vance is the clear frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination, according to a straw poll of conservatives published on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Who is Trump eyeing to carry on the GOP crown? It’s not JD Vance

ANALYSIS: JD Vance may be the vice president — but that doesn’t mean he’ll be head of the Republican ticket in 2028. Who could the president be eyeing to be the MAGA standard-bearer in the next election cycle?

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