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Every month, Emerson College polls registered Democrats, and asks them the question: "Looking ahead to the 2028 Democratic presidential race, who would you support for the Democratic nomination at this point?" The latest Emerson Poll was released yesterday, and there's a new frontrunner (albeit, by a small margin). Here are the results:
Needless to say, a poll like this comes with several grains of salt. Actually, more like salt boulders. First, there's a long, long time until the presidential primaries commence. Second, name recognition is far more important now than it will eventually be. Third, a candidate who has a smallish-but-dedicated base of support can do well in a circumstance where it only takes a plurality (particulalry a small plurality) to win, but might not do so well when a majority is wanted.
That said, it is interesting that 40% of the support goes to candidates who are gay, brown, female, or more than one of the above. Maybe Democratic voters are not worrying so much about finding a "middle America" candidate, and instead want the candidate that most appeals to the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.
The main reason we mention this, however, is that we've been trying to get going again on the Democratic presidential candidates' series, and now we have the time to do that. But the list we had, driven by reader votes, is a little out of date. So, we're going to re-vote a top 25, and re-start there. Click here to vote for: (1) the 10 (or fewer) candidates you think are most likely to be the nominee and (2) the 10 (or fewer) candidates you would most like to be the nominee.
And note that, in the original vote, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) was in first place on BOTH questions. However, just yesterday, she said she's not running. That's not definitive, especially since she semi-walked it back later in the day, but we do think readers should be aware of it as they cast their votes. Please vote by Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. PT; we may re-start as early as Monday. (Z)