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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Jordan Page

Who could be the next Democrat candidate? The names already rumoured for 2028 US presidential election

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama would be a strong, popular choice to lead the Democrats - (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)

With Donald Trump taking victory in the 2024 US election, Vice President Kamala Harris joins the likes of Hillary Clinton and Al Gore as Democratic nominees who have been unsuccessful in their bid to become the president of the United States.

Mr Trump only won the election to become the 47th president last week, but many are already looking at which Democrats could run against the Republican Party in the next election. First, president-elect Trump – who will become the first convicted felon to be president, as of January – will serve his second and final term, with American citizens returning to the polls in 2028 to cast their votes for their next leader.

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