Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson predicted Friday that Democrats will seek a centrist in 2028, but President Donald Trump’s base has cut many of the centrist constituencies “out from under them.”
On “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” co-host Sami Winc asked Hanson what direction he believes Democrats are headed.
“If you’re thinking that of them running against Donald Trump, I could see that. But they will be running against somebody else — a JD Vance or a Marco Rubio. You still think all of those guys, like [Gov. JB] Pritzker, couldn’t toe the line?” Winc asked.
READ: Economist Tells Tucker Carlson What He Predicts Trump’s Tariffs Will Do For America
“No, maybe a Josh Shapiro, [or] Andy Beshear, the governor of Kentucky. But they’re going to go — they’re looking for a Bill Clinton. They’re not looking for a Barack Obama leftist. They’ve been there, done that, and they’re looking for a Bill Clinton centrist,” Hanson said.
CNN/SSRS released a poll in March saying the Democrat Party had hit an all-time low favorability rating of 29%, marking a 20-point drop since January 2021. Additionally, the poll said that more than 30% of respondents couldn’t name a Democratic leader they felt “best reflects” the party.
Congressional Democrats hit a low among young voters in April. A poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in May found only an estimated one-third of Democrats felt “very optimistic” or “somewhat optimistic” about the party’s future.
READ: Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy Says Texas Rep. Roy “Making Fair Points” Amid House GOP Spending Rift
“That’s going to be hard because the MAGA agenda cut a lot of their constituencies out from under them. The Republican never Trumpers who got angry about tariffs or supporting unions or not getting involved on the ground and various conflicts,” Hanson added. “They’re just irrelevant now. They’re marginal. The bulwark constituency is very small. The dispatch constituency, it’s not a constituency. There is no never Trump constituency anymore. They’ve been absorbed by either the left or they’re irrelevant.”
The Democratic National Committee recently voted to void Vice Chair David Hogg from his position. Hogg has repeatedly gone after members of his party who he believes hold Democrats back. In April, Hogg announced plans to help unseat certain Democrats in Congress in the 2026 primaries and spend millions backing younger candidates, but he has received massive pushback.
Early reports say that Democrats like New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg could run in 2028.
Please make a small donation to the Tampa Free Press to help sustain independent journalism. Your contribution enables us to continue delivering high-quality, local, and national news coverage.
Connect with us: Follow the Tampa Free Press on Facebook and Twitter for breaking news and updates.
Sign up: Subscribe to our free newsletter for a curated selection of top stories delivered straight to your inbox.
First published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
