Republicans Vance, Rubio, Democrats Ossoff, Buttigieg favored for 2028 US elections - poll
None of the four has yet formally launched a campaign and the parties' 2028 nominating contests are more than a year away, leaving plenty of time for new contenders to emerge and for views to change.
Four possible contenders for the 2028 US presidential election have piqued American voters' interest, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. The four candidates are Republicans JD Vance and Marco Rubio, and Democrats Jon Ossoff and Pete Buttigieg. None of the four have officially announced their campaigns yet, and their parties' nominating contests are more than a year away.
Currently, 45% of Republican voters believe Secretary of State Rubio would make an excellent presidential candidate, while 43% share the same opinion about Vice President Vance. Among Democrats, 29% of voters rate former Transportation Secretary Buttigieg and US Senator Ossoff as excellent potential candidates. The survey of 1,705 US adults, including around 500 registered voters from each party, was completed on Monday and has a margin of error of 5 percentage points for both Republican and Democratic voters.
President Donald Trump's approval rating, which is near its lowest point in his career, is a significant factor in the 2028 election conversation. Republicans are divided on whether they prefer a candidate who breaks away from Trump or follows in his footsteps, while Democrats are divided on how aggressively to pursue the president, such as through impeachment.
Trump has questioned allies about their preferences between Vance and Rubio, and in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, he mentioned he would not necessarily make an endorsement in the Republican primary. Florida resident Barbara Rezner, a Trump supporter, prefers Rubio over Vance, considering the latter too far to the right and too close to the president.
Meanwhile, Republicans are also considering other candidates like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump Jr., and Ted Cruz, while Democrats are mainly focused on Ossoff and Buttigieg.
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