Harris dominates in ballot on who Democrats need as president – with AOC in third | EUROtoday

Kamala Harris topped a brand new ballot on who Democrats would again within the 2028 presidential major if it was held at this time, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in third place.

Despite dropping the 2024 election to Donald Trump, the previous vice chairman was backed by 36 p.c of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters in Morning Consult’s newest ballot.

New York’s Ocasio-Cortez, who’s at present touring the U.S. to rally towards Trump’s insurance policies with Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, was in third place with 5 p.c. Sanders, an Independent, sought the Democratic nomination in 2016 and 2020.

Harris’s former running-mate Tim Walz was additionally tied with Ocasio-Cortez at 5 p.c, as was California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is commonly touted as a future get together chief regardless of little nationwide expertise.

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After Harris, the most well-liked response at 13 p.c was “don’t know/ no opinion,” whereas 10 p.c selected former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Billionaire Mark Cuban and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro have been each subsequent with 4 p.c every.

Party donors should not feeling optimistic concerning the subsequent presidential election and stated it’s too early to again anyone candidate.

“I don’t know if I would get involved at this point even if God were running,” Democratic fundraiser Michael Kempner informed ABC News. “I think it’s going to be tough for any Democrat to raise any money. There is little enthusiasm.”

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Another donor who remained nameless informed the outlet that Harris is “done” on the high of the ticket. “I think the country will not have moved in a progressive direction during that time, it will have become more conservative,” he stated.

Harris is mulling working for governor of California and has reportedly set herself a deadline of deciding by the tip of the summer season, to the dismay of a few of her potential rivals.

Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stated “the time is now” for Harris to declare whether or not she is working or not.

“The challenges are too big. We deserve a real conversation,” Villaraigosa stated. “We had a 100-day campaign. So no, you can’t get in at the end of the rainbow. Get in now.”

“It hurts every candidate in the race to have that looming over us,” one Democratic marketing consultant engaged on the governor’s race informed Politico. “[Harris] has the luxury of waiting as long as she wants, but I don’t think that’s good for the race, good for the party, or good for the voters.”