Nate Silver Predicts Who Will Be The 2028 Democratic Presidential Nominee Polling pundit Nate Silver predicts Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) will be the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee. ....... AOC has the highest net favorability rating of any of the Democrats that they asked about ....... Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former Vice President Kamala Harris as highly favored among Democrats. ........ “The media is kind of obsessed with her, and they’re going to follow her every move, which means she’ll be able to keep the attention on her throughout the primary process” ......... several of Ocasio-Cortez’s advantages over her theoretical opponents, such as her polling numbers, progressive stance, age and understanding of media. However, he did cast doubts on whether Ocasio-Cortez would want to run at all ....... Both Silver and Druke cast their second choice for Democratic presidential nominee as Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
