Jason Cohen
The political analyst Mark Halperin said on Thursday that he could not identify one potential democratic presidential candidate who would worry about republicans in 2028.
Cheerful he argued about “Morning meeting“That Democrats are in” really tragic “straits after the election in 2024, which handed Republicans united control over the federal government. He claimed that this cycle is different from the previous ones, because for the first time the party in power is not afraid of potential opposition presidents.
“You can tell me about it [Kentucky] Governor [Andy] Beshear or [Maryland] Governor [Wes] Moore, but in every previous cycle I could tell you the names of people from the lost party who could run for the president and cause fear in the hearts of the majority party, “said Halperin. “I can’t call such a person today.”
“Are they afraid [Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker]or [Minnesota Sen.] Amy Klobuchar or [California Gov.] Gavin Newsom, Wes Moore or Governor Beshear? They are not – he continued. “Maybe they should be, but they are not afraid of any democrat now. Not one. On the contrary, they are like: “bring them. We will do it, regardless of this, we will be against each of these people. “
Halperin did not take into account the former vice president of Kamali Harris for his list of democratic pretenders. He earlier to throw doubt About her ability to conduct a successful presidential campaign after her unsuccessful running in 2020 and 2024.
“Now she has been leading twice and it is getting bad and I think it is an obligation for the media and democrats – she will feel an honest and honest discussion about whether it is the right role for her, because she has 0 for 2 for 2 in a fairly dramatic way”, He is quite dramatic. ” he said in November.
Alex Hoffman, a former official of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) he said During the podcast on February 4, he found no one at the DNC winter meeting, who believes that Harris should apply for the president again in 2028.
“I don’t think I found one person who thought it was a good idea for us,” said Hoffman. “In this, I don’t think it’s a good idea in any way, shape or form.”
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Jason Cohen is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Governors Wes Moore and Andy Beshear” Gov Andy Beshear.
