Very early presidential polling: Vance and Rubio lead GOP, Buttigieg has narrow Dem lead
The poll shows Rubio gaining 15 points since February as Buttigieg says he may consider a 2028 run.
- According to the Emerson College poll released this week, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leads the Democratic field with 18% support, while Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio head the Republican primary race.
- Republican support has shifted dramatically since February, when Vance held about 52% of the likely primary vote; Vance now leads with 36%, just one point ahead of Rubio, marking a major realignment.
- Following Buttigieg in Democratic polling are California Gov. Gavin Newsom at 16% and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at 11%; among Republicans, 15% remain undecided while Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley each polled at 5%.
- Despite leading Democratic polls, Buttigieg remains unclear on a 2028 run, while President Donald Trump refused to choose between Vance and Rubio, calling them a "perfect ticket" for the next election.
- Early voting attention currently focuses on midterm elections, including a Senate runoff in Texas and nationwide battles over congressional redistricting, even as 2028 candidates quietly jockey for position.
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Pete Buttigieg tops again in latest 2028 poll
Pete Buttigieg (Photo: YouTube) Pete Buttigieg has topped a new poll of potential Democratic nominees for 2028. It also throws doubt on any assumption that JD Vance is a sure-pick for the GOP. The Emerson College Polling survey took place May 24-25. Buttigieg led the pack of hypothetical Democratic nominees with 18 percent. He was followed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (16%), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (11%). Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shap…
Very early presidential polling: Vance and Rubio lead GOP, Buttigieg has narrow Dem lead
Early voting attention has focused on the midterm elections, with a Senate runoff in Texas and nationwide battles over congressional redistricting.But behind the scenes, many 2028 presidential candidates have been jockeying.The latest survey from Emerson College shows who voters prefer at this point in the campaign though results should be taken with a grain of salt, given how far out the 2028 presidential election is.On the GOP side, JD Vance a…
Vance vs Rubio round 3: Medicaid fraud, India, and the battle for the GOP’s future
In the past month, both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio added one point each in this ongoing series examining who is more likely to emerge as the GOP standard bearer in 2028. Rubio still holds the lead, but the distance between the two continues to shrink because both men are beginning to define themselves very differently inside the same Trump political universe. Vance scored this month through his increasingly aggres…
Marco Rubio and Pete Buttigieg starred in an intense race to lead their parties to the White House in 2028 to JD Vance and Gavin Newsom, respectively, while support for them has fallen sharply in recent months. According to Emerson College’s latest poll, Republican voters’ support for Rubio skyrocketed to 35%, 20 points higher than in February. Although Vance still gets a point (36%) among the conservative electorate, the vice president has lost…
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