Ro Khanna Weighs 2028 White House Run as 2% Polling Fuels Economic Realignment Pitch
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Updated · NPR · Aug 12
Ro Khanna Weighs 2028 White House Run as 2% Polling Fuels Economic Realignment Pitch
1 articles · Updated · NPR · Aug 12
Summary
Ro Khanna said he is “thinking seriously” about a 2028 presidential bid, framing the race as a national “breaking point” that could produce either a destructive revolt or a new economic order.
Fresh off a Pennsylvania tour, the California Democrat argued the country needs an “economic realignment” and warned younger voters are so angry that, absent major change, “we may break.”
At roughly 2% in Democratic presidential polls, Khanna acknowledged he lacks the name recognition of rivals such as Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom despite raising his profile on issues from a wealth tax to the Epstein files.
His possible run lands as Democrats’ center and left fight over ideology, with Khanna urging the party to nominate a progressive for “America’s next New Deal” and dismissing Republican labels like “communist” as politically ineffective.