# 2028 race takes shape after Democratic midterm surge

> Democrats gain momentum for the White House while Republicans reckon with losses and a fractured field of potential successors to Trump.
- Title: 2028 race takes shape after Democratic midterm surge
- Summary: Democrats gain momentum for the White House while Republicans reckon with losses and a fractured field of potential successors to Trump.
- Keywords: 2028 presidential race, jon ossoff, josh shapiro, jd vance, democratic party, republican party, midterm elections 2026, latino voters, swing states, trump administration, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq1m41n3v7mmo
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: 2028 presidential race, jon ossoff, josh shapiro, jd vance, democratic party, republican party, midterm elections 2026, latino voters, swing states, trump administration, news, world
## Democrats eye 2028 after midterm wins
Ballots are still being counted in the US midterm elections but the political landscape is already pivoting to the 2028 White House race. Democrats will have momentum as they prepare to succeed President Donald Trump.
## Ossoff wins big in competitive Georgia
Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff won by a sizeable margin in the politically competitive state that Trump won in 2024.
## Shapiro sweeps Pennsylvania race
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro swept aside his Republican challenger. Analysts point to his broad appeal in swing-state Pennsylvania as a sign he could be competitive on the national stage, though he has not committed to…
## Pritzker and Newsom position themselves
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker won after a campaign pundits described as a tune-up for a presidential run.
## Republicans Cotton and Sanders hold seats
Republican Senator Tom Cotton and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a one-time Trump administration press secretary, stayed in office in Arkansas by narrower margins than before, both earning just above half of the votes.
## Vance hurt by voter anger at Trump
Exit polls suggest the swing against Republicans was partly due to anger felt by voters at the actions of the Trump administration.
## Vance blames Iran war for losses
Vance has sought to distance himself from defeat and from a foreign policy adventure in Iran that was politically disastrous for his party. He wrote on X: The reason we lost is the war.

> The reason we lost is the war.
## Cruz and DeSantis stake out positions
Senator Ted Cruz said too many Republican politicians seem like they did not care about economic issues faced by voters.
## Left and centre Democrats both claim victory
Both the centrist and left wings of the Democratic Party have claimed victory from the results as each side sifts through possible 2028 contenders.Dozens are already making moves, according to Obama's former adviser Jim Messina.
## Left wing sees new electability rules
Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said the old notions of electability are out the door and bold populist outsiders proved they can win in battleground states.

> The old notions of electability are out the door, and bold economist populist outsiders proved they can win in battleground states.
## Texas shifts as Republican stronghold weakens
Texas is left with only one Republican at a statewide level, meaning its forty electoral college votes could be up for grabs in 2028.
## Republicans must win back Latino voters
The Trump coalition of working class and Latino voters faltered, reversing gains made in 2024.
## Key takeaway

Democratic midterm gains boost potential 2028 presidential candidates while Republicans face pressure from voters angry at the Trump administration.