Republicans Vance, Rubio, Democrats Ossoff, Buttigieg favored for 2028 US elections - poll

A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Republicans JD Vance and Marco Rubio and Democrats Jon Ossoff and Pete Buttigieg as early favored contenders for the 2028 US presidential election. 45% of Republican voters rated Rubio as an excellent candidate, 43% said the same of Vance. 29% of Democratic voters rated both Buttigieg and Ossoff as excellent. None have formally launched campaigns.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll identifies four potential contenders for the 2028 US presidential election who have caught voters' attention: Republicans Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Democrats Senator Jon Ossoff and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Among Republican voters, 45% rated Rubio as an 'excellent' candidate, while 43% said the same of Vance. Among Democratic voters, 29% rated both Buttigieg and Ossoff as excellent. The poll surveyed 1,705 US adults and was completed on Monday, with a margin of error of 5 percentage points for each party's voters. None of the four has formally launched a campaign, and the nominating contests are more than a year away. President Donald Trump, struggling with low approval ratings, has said he would 'not necessarily' endorse in the Republican primary. The article notes that other potential candidates, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, also received support, and that moderate candidates generally fared better than progressive ones like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.