Morning Jolt: If You Want to Be a Party’s 2028 Nominee, Work Hard Now

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

December 27 2023

If You Want to Be a Party's 2028 Nominee, Work Hard Now

On the menu today: A columnist for Politico magazine skips over the 2024 presidential cycle for a moment and looks four years down the road, asking which potential candidates of the 2028 cycle did the most to help themselves in the past year. The assembled list illuminates a bit about the state of the Democratic Party (Joe Biden was a throw-rug tossed over deep-rooted ideological divisions) and the Republican Party (the GOP is missing its traditional deep bench of governors). If you really want to be a major party's nominee in 2028, you ought to spend the next five years trying to solve problems here in the United States in a visible and indisputable way that makes everyone else in the country say, "Hey, we should have that guy in the Oval Office!"

Looking to 2028

Over in Politico, Bill Scher asks which potential presidential candidates for the 2028 cycle had the best year. It's an indicator of how boring the expected Biden vs. Trump matchup is that some writers are looking down the ...

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