Ben Shapiro's Take On 2028 Democrat Contenders - How Would You Rank The Field?

Posted • August 24, 2025: Republicans have seen plenty of good news during the first year of Trump's second term, and the headlines show Democrats are concerned: —— Democrats Worry on ‘How Fücked They Are Right Now as a Brand’ and Their Descent Into the Minority Against Trump and MAGA: https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-worry-f-now-brand-191208979.html —— Democrats Alarmed Over Data Showing Voters Fleeing to GOP: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5462604-voter-registration-shift-democrats/ —— Why Democrat Analysts Warn the Party Could Face 'Deep Trouble': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QM2liRHLHU —— Dare one utter the "R" word? PJ Media's intrepid Scott Pinsker, citing a New York Times article about the Dems' registration crisis, does, "America is still undergoing a massive political realignment. Where we are in 2025 isn’t where we’ll be in Nov. of 2028. Politics is a game of trajectory — and right now, the Republican Party has all the momentum."

Democrat strategist Dan Turrentine, talking to Megyn Kelly about that same NYT article, warns, "Democrats thought that the Obama coalition—they used to call it the 'coalition of the ascendant'—and it turns out it's the 'descendant.'" He goes on to explain that his party is completely disconnected from voters culturally but that Dem leaders fear they'll be canceled if they talk about voters reaching their "woke breaking point." So what's the answer? Find another Obama, of course! In his ranking of the "10 Democrats Who Could Win in 2028," Ben Shapiro says that's what many Dems are hoping for with "George Clooney's guy," Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Dems tried this Obama makeover strategy with Kamala Harris during the 2024 campaign, and it worked to a degree for as long as Harris was able to dodge interviews. (Shapiro gives Harris a goose egg for her current buzz score, and she comes in fourth from the bottom in his 2028 ranking.) Could a more talented politician like Moore—Shapiro says he has a soft "affect in the way that he approaches issues"—become the "next Obama"? (…)

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