A new poll on the 2028 presidential race has good news for California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
And bad news for democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
A new survey from Emerson College shows that 25% of Democratic voters responding support Newsom for the party nomination.
That’s a 13-point increase in Newsom’s standing from an Emerson poll in June.
“Governor Newsom’s support surged across key demographic groups, highlighted by a 12-point increase among voters under 30 (6% to 18%) an 18-point increase among voters over 70 (13% to 31%), and a 14-point increase among both Black (9% to 23%) and white (10% to 24%) voters,” said Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling.
The poll shows former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in second place, w