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These newly elected Democrats will shape 2028

Some newly elected Democrats are openly positioning themselves as kingmakers on the road to 2028, arguing their campaigns offer templates for the next crop of White House aspirants.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC
Key points
  • Kicking the tires in New Hampshire New Hampshire’s elected Democrats have long wielded outsize influence over the party’s nominating….
  • It’s not clear how the two newcomers will seek to shape 2028: Representatives for both campaigns declined to comment.
  • The outreach signals a desire among Democrats who surfed a massive blue wave to victory last week to leverage those wins and influence the coming presidential contest, both in key early primary states and battlegrounds.

Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) — have already reached out to various winners, interviews with rumored 2028 hopefuls and newly elected Democrats reveal.

Antjuan Seawright, a Clyburn adviser and Democratic strategist, said the three Palmetto State Democrats will likely have “different” approaches to their involvement in the 2028 primary.

Additional details
  • Andy Beshear, who they argue didn't do enough to help her as chair of the Democratic Governors Association and doesn't understand the power of Latino voters — a necessary component of any 2028 bid.
  • First stop: South Carolina No state will be as central as South Carolina, which will go first on Democrats' presidential primary calendar and where the bench of candidates will be deepest.
  • The 2028 presidential race is already playing out in the text threads and phone calls of a new set of Democratic power brokers.
  • But Andrews’ and Lacore’s massive upsets last Tuesday have supercharged Democrats’ delegation in the state.
  • The two of them and Clyburn are set to meet on Capitol Hill for the first time as South Carolina’s incoming delegation on Wednesday to plan how best to work together in Congress, according to a person familiar with the gathering.

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