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Who is actually leading the 2028 White House race? New poll reveals four top contenders
The Independent • • world
Key Points:
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll identifies Republicans JD Vance and Marco Rubio, and Democrats Jon Ossoff and Pete Buttigieg as leading potential contenders for the 2028 U.S. presidential race, though none have formally declared candidacy.
- Among Republican voters, 45% view Rubio as an "excellent" candidate and 43% say the same of Vance; on the Democratic side, both Ossoff and Buttigieg receive a 29% "excellent" rating.
- President Donald Trump remains a divisive figure within the Republican Party, with voters split on whether their candidate should align with or distance from him; dissatisfaction centers partly on his Iran policies.
- Other Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump Jr., and Senator Ted Cruz also have notable support, while Democrats are divided on how aggressively to challenge Trump post-2024 elections.
- Name recognition varies among candidates, with Buttigieg better known nationally than Ossoff, and Rubio less familiar to some Republicans, highlighting the potential impact of early visibility in the upcoming campaign cycle.
