Surprise 2028 pick? Democrats back unexpected candidate — and it's not Kamala Harris
Live Events
FAQs
(You can now subscribe to our
(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel
A new poll came out on May 30 by Atlas Intel. The poll asked Democratic voters who they want to support in the 2028 presidential primary. Ex - Vice President and Democratic candidate in 2024 Kamala Harris wasn't the top pick. Pete Buttigieg was the most popular pick among Democrats, as per reports.He's the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and was also transportation secretary under Biden. 31.5% of Democrats in the poll said they would vote for him. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the second choice. 19.4% of Democrats picked her, as per MassLive report.Kamala Harris came in third, with 16.6% support. This result is different from other polls done in May by Echelon Insights and McLaughlin & Associates, which had Harris in first place. That's why the Atlas Intel poll stands out., as per reports.None of the top 3, Buttigieg, Ocasio-Cortez, or Harris, have officially said they are running for president yet. According to the CBS News report, Harris is thinking about running for California governor or trying again for president.Cory Booker, U.S. Senator from New Jersey, was fourth in the poll. He got 10.4% support. California Governor Gavin Newsom came next with 7.1%. Then came Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro with 4.8%, as stated in the MassLive report.After that, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer got 3.7%. 3.6% of Democrats said 'none of the above.' 1.4% chose Senator Raphael Warnock from Georgia. The poll was done from May 21 to May 27, and it included 3,469 U.S. adults. The margin of error is plus minus 2.2%, as mentioned in the MassLive report.The go-to choice in the latest round of Atlas Intel poll seems to be Pete ButtigiegShe could make a run for the white House or for a governor's office.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
NDTV
36 minutes ago
- NDTV
"Biden Is A Clone": Inside Trump's New Conspiracy Theory On Predecessor
Washington: US President Trump recently shared another conspiracy theory on social media, saying his predecessor, Joe Biden, was "executed in 2020" and replaced by a robotic clone. The outlandish claim is the latest example of the Republican leader amplifying false material to his millions of followers on social media, and comes days after he claimed white South African farmers were victims of mass killings. The American President reposted a fringe rant from another user on his social media platform, Truth Social, that read, "There is no #JoeBiden-executed in 2020. #Biden clones, doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see. >#Democrats don't know the difference." Trump's remark came days after Biden admitted he was diagnosed with an 'aggressive form" of prostate cancer. So far, the White House has not commented on the President's post. In the past, Trump has assailed former President Biden's mental acuity during the end of his tenure and blamed his frail health for all manner of societal ills. He has also promoted theories suggesting Biden's aids used an autopen to enact policies and issue pardons without the Democrat's knowledge. Trump's penchant for sharing debunked or baseless theories is not limited to social media. Last month, while hosting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office, Trump claimed that white South Africans were victims of genocide, even though police data do not show that the white population in the African nation was any more vulnerable than other groups. According to a report by The New York Times, the Republican leader's first term in the White House was filled with false or misleading statements. He reportedly made 30,573 misleading remarks, or 21 a day on average, and repeatedly shared conspiracy theories in the lead-up to the 2024 election. An NYT analysis of the President's thousands of social media posts and reposts over a six-month period in 2024 found that at least 330 of them described both a false, secretive plot against him or the American people and a specific entity supposedly responsible for it. These included suggestions that the FBI had ordered his assassination and accusations that government officials had orchestrated the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Amid India-Pakistan Tensions, videos of several Pakistani influencers including Mathira, Minahil to Imsha, leak online
Mathira Khan's video gets leaked Kanwal Aftab's Video also went viral Live Events India banned several Pakistan influencers during Operation Sindoor (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, several Pakistani influencers have been hit by a series of scandals. Over the past few days, private videos of several popular Pakistani social media stars have surfaced on the internet. These leaked videos have gone viral and are being widely discussed across various between India and Pakistan have been rising again following a recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. In response to the attack, India launched Operation Sindoor , targeting terror camps across the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and parts of controversy started with TikTok stars Minahil Malik and Imsha Rehman, whose private videos began circulating online. Both influencers have a large following on platforms like TikTok and after, videos allegedly involving well-known television personality and model Mathira Khan also appeared online. Mathira is a familiar face in Pakistan's entertainment industry and has been part of many talk shows, music videos, and events. The leaked content has once again raised concerns about how easily personal data can be exposed and recently, videos of popular TikTok star Kanwal Aftab have also gone viral. Kanwal is among the most followed influencers in Pakistan, known for her short comedy videos, lifestyle content, and public appearances. Her name, trending online following the leak, has added to the growing list of Pakistani influencers affected by such scandals. These back-to-back leaks have left Pakistan's digital influencer community the Pahalgam terror attack , India also blocked the YouTube and Instagram accounts of several Pakistani influencers and celebrities in the country. This includes popular names like Hania Aamir, Mahira Khan, Anam Saeed, Bilal Abbas, Iqra Aziz, and Imran addition to these personalities, several Pakistani news channels have also been blocked in India. These include Dawn News, Samaa TV, ARY News, and Geo News.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
Key climate target of airline decarbonisation 'in peril': IATA
Live Events NEW DELHI: The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonising by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-sceptic policies, including those of US President Donald Trump , the leading airline association IATA warned on emergence of leaders favouring fossil fuels and recent regulatory rollbacks are "obviously a setback... it does imperil success on the 2050 horizon", Marie Owens Thomsen , the International Air Transport Association's senior vice president for sustainability, told reporters."But I don't think it's going to halt or reverse progress. I think it will just slow progress," she said at the IATA annual industry conference in Republican administration is supporting the development of fossil fuels in contrast to his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, who had massively supported the production of renewable aviation fuels through tax aviation agency members, from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), have set the year 2050 as their goal for achieving net-zero carbon emissions for air travel -- an industry often criticised for its outsized role in climate air transportation industry has faced growing pressure to deal with its contribution to the climate responsible for 2.5 percent to three percent of global CO2 emissions, the sector's switch to renewable fuels is proving difficult, even if the aeronautics industry and energy companies have been seeking achieve net-zero emissions, airlines rely on non-fossil sources known as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).However, SAF biofuels are still three to four times more expensive than petroleum-based jet fuel."Another problem, which is related, is the fact that oil is so cheap," Owens Thomsen said. "I think that also diminishes the sense of urgency that people have."A barrel of Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, stands below $65 as a result of Trump's tariffs, his call to "drill baby drill" and especially a decision by OPEC+ to hike crude output represents an immediate boon for airlines, whose fuel costs represent between a quarter and a third of operating is seen as a crucial ingredient in hitting emissions targets. The biofuel produces lower carbon emissions than traditional jet fuel and is made from plant and animal materials such as cooking oil and Union rules require carriers to include two percent of SAF in their fuel mix starting this year, rising to six percent in 2030 before soaring to 70 percent from Thomsen estimated on Sunday that $4.7 trillion in investment is needed to establish SAF sectors capable of meeting the needs of air transport by 2050."It is entirely achievable," she said, adding that the raw materials and technology already exist and simply need to be developed."The money involved is very comparable to the money that was involved in creating the previous new energy markets, notably obviously wind and solar," she money could be found just by stopping subsidies to oil producers, she said."The world is subsidising large oil companies to the height of $1 trillion per year," she said."With that money, if it were redirected in its totality, we could solve our energy transition in less than five years."IATA also indicated on Sunday that it expects global SAF production to double this year compared with 2024 to 2.5 billion litres -- slightly down from its previous projections of 2.7 billion litres."This represents only 0.7 percent of total aviation needs," IATA Director General Willie Walsh said.
