Presidential Power Ranking for 2028: Frontrunners Assessed After Midterms
Summary
Democrats’ gains in the 2026 midterms changed the political landscape for potential 2028 presidential candidates, but political scientist Costas Panagopoulos said the results do not prove Republicans will lose the White House. Early results showed Democrats taking both chambers of Congress, while voters focused on the economy, the cost of living and government corruption.Key Facts
- By early Wednesday, Democrats had won the 218 House seats needed for a majority and held 54 Senate seats, a net gain of seven, with some races still unresolved.
- Seven Senate seats had shifted from Republicans to Democrats, and no Democratic Senate seats had shifted to Republicans at that point.
- Democratic Senate victories included races in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio and South Carolina, states that usually favor Republicans.
- Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia, a state Donald Trump carried in 2024.
- Governors Josh Shapiro and JB Pritzker won new terms in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
- An AP Voter Poll of about 80,000 voters found that the economy and democracy were leading concerns; the cost of living and government corruption also weighed heavily.
- About seven in 10 voters under 30 supported the Democratic candidate in their local House race, though voters under 30 made up about one in 10 voters.
- Panagopoulos said past midterm losses do not necessarily prevent a party from retaining power or winning the next presidential election.
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