Politics
Democratic midterm winners position themselves for a 2028 presidential run
November 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
Governors and senators who won on November 3 are weighing presidential campaigns, though no candidate from either party has formally launched one.
- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro won reelection on November 3 by more than 20 percentage points.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will not run for president if former vice president Kamala Harris enters the race.
- Senator Raphael Warnock told CNN's Jake Tapper before the midterms that he would seek "high office" in 2028.
- Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, reelected on November 3, has said he is not interested in running for president.