Dems Would Likely Not Back Harris For a Second White House Run

Have the Dems finally learned their lesson after backing two-time loser Hillary Clinton? It seems they may have. According to new polling, Democrats do not support a second presidential run by failed candidate former VP Kamala Harris. Furthermore, who they support may surprise you.

The new poll, which was dropped on May 30 by Atlas Intel, asked Democratic voters who they want to support in the 2028 presidential primary. Harris wasn’t the top pick. Pete Buttigieg was the most popular pick among Democrats, per the poll.

He’s the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and was also transportation secretary under Biden. 31.5% of Democrats in the poll said they would vote for him. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the second choice. 19.4% of Democrats picked her, as per a MassLive report.

Kamala Harris came in third, with 16.6% support. This result is different from other polls done in May by Echelon Insights and McLaughlin & Associates, which had Harris in first place. That’s why the Atlas Intel poll stands out.

This early out, none of the top 3, Buttigieg, Ocasio-Cortez, or Harris, have officially said they are running for president yet. According to the CBS News report, Harris is thinking about running for California governor or trying again for president.

Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey, was fourth in the poll. He got 10.4% support. California Governor Gavin Newsom came next with 7.1%. Then came Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro with 4.8%, as stated in the MassLive report.

After that, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer got 3.7%. 3.6% of Democrats said “none of the above.” 1.4% chose Senator Raphael Warnock from Georgia. The poll was done from May 21 to May 27, and it included 3,469 U.S. adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.2%, as mentioned in the MassLive report.