A prominent political pollster predicts the next president will be a young Washington “outsider” — and that type of candidate will emerge in both parties for 2028.
“You’re looking at an outsider. I think you’re definitely looking at somebody younger,” public opinion veteran John Zogby said on Newsmax.
He described the newcomer who will ascend to the Oval Office.
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“I think you’re looking at someone who is neither tied to this administration nor to the current Democratic leadership,” he said. “Someone will rise up from the country like a newly reelected governor.”
A veritable flood of prominent figures emerged as potential Democratic and Republican presidential candidates after the midterm elections that upended the GOP and gave Democrats control of Congress come January.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, was reelected Tuesday and is widely viewed as a potential contender.
He currently polls near the back of the Democratic pack behind former Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
On the Republican side, Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio lead the early field in the polls.
Mr. Zogby, founder and senior partner at John Zogby Strategies, said Mr. Vance’s early advantage can be attributed to his national profile rather than support for a presidential bid.
Mr. Vance has said he will decide on a 2028 bid after the midterms. Mr. Rubio has said he will back him if the vice president launches a campaign.
However, Mr. Vance’s positioning as the leading successor faces new complications and internal party criticism after the GOP’s midterm losses, Mr. Zogby said.
“As he tries to carve out an independent image for himself, he may be alienating loyalists,” he said.
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