Booker gets 2028 boost among Democrats after 25-hour speech: Poll – Washington Examiner
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has received a boost in support among Democrats following his record-breaking 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, intended as a protest against president Donald Trump and his governance. A recent poll indicates that Booker is now tied for third place among potential Democratic candidates for the 2028 presidential election, garnering 12% of support from likely primary voters. Former Vice President Kamala Harris leads with 18%, and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg follows with 14%.Booker’s rise in popularity comes as the Democratic Party seeks strong leadership for the future,particularly in light of Trump’s second term. In hypothetical scenarios without Harris,Booker performs even better in the primary rankings. Simultaneously occurring, other potential candidates, including Senator Chris Murphy and some celebrity figures, have not achieved notable support in the polling. Harris is also reported to be considering a gubernatorial run in California in 2026, adding complexity to the 2028 race dynamics.
Booker gets 2028 boost among Democrats after 25-hour speech: Poll
Sen. Cory Booker‘s (D-NJ) marathon Senate speech may have aided aspirations of a higher office in three years, according to a new poll.
The New Jersey senator, who unsuccessfully ran in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, delivered a record-breaking 25-hour speech on the Senate floor earlier this month protesting President Donald Trump and his administration. The moment caused Booker’s star to rise among Democratic circles inside the beltway, at a time when Democrats are searching for a leader to guide them through Trump’s second term.
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In a new poll of likely Democratic Party primary voters conducted by liberal outlet Zeteo and left-wing pollster Data for Progress, Booker is tied for the third most popular pick in a hypothetical 2028 field with 12%.
Voters in the survey said former Vice President Kamala Harris was their top choice with 18%, followed by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with 14%, while Booker and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are tied with 12% each. Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Josh Shapiro (D-PA) round out the top six, with 8% and 5%, respectively.
In a hypothetical primary without Harris, Buttigieg leads the field with 17%, followed by Booker and Ocasio-Cortez with 14% each, and Newsom with 10%.
While Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) has attempted to promote himself as a Democratic leader against Trump, he only received 1% support in the surveys with and without Harris. Murphy has made a lot of noise, like Booker, and raised $8 million in the first quarter of 2025 despite not being up for reelection to his Senate seat until 2030.
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Splashy potential celebrity candidates also fell flat in the full-field survey, with Jon Stewart receiving 2%, Mark Cuban getting 2%, and Stephen A. Smith receiving less than half a percentage point of support. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain also received less than half a percentage point in the full-field poll.
While Harris is viewed as the early leader for the 2028 Democratic primary, she is also reportedly considering a gubernatorial run in California in 2026. A poll from Emerson College-Inside California Politics-The Hill released Thursday shows the former vice president leading a hypothetical open primary for the governor’s office in the Golden State by a wide margin.
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