Buttigieg, Newsom, AOC top three in new 2028 poll in key presidential primary state

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tops the list of potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders in a new poll conducted in New Hampshire, which has traditionally held the first primary in the race for the White House for over a century.Twenty percent of Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire said they would vote for Buttigieg if the 2028 presidential nomination contest was held today. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York were tied for second at 15%, with former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ 2024 nominee, and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona each at 10%. Everyone else was in single digits.EARLY MOVES ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY IN 2028 WHITE HOUSE RACEThe University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll was released Thursday, a couple of hours before Buttigieg arrived in New Hampshire to campaign with Democrats running in this year’s midterm elections.Asked about the survey by Fox News Digital, Buttigieg noted,” I’m not on any ballot right now.””Obviously, it feels good to be well received,” added Buttigieg, who made plenty of friends in the Granite State as he came in a close second in the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, slightly behind Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.Buttigieg’s stop in New Hampshire was his third in an early voting state in the Democratic nominating calendar since stepping down as transportation secretary at the end of former President Biden’s administration. It follows trips last year to South Carolina and Iowa. While he mostly avoids 2028 talk, Buttigieg…

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