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Early 2028 polls highlight Vance, Rubio, Ossoff and Buttigieg

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

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Two early polls put Republicans JD Vance and Marco Rubio and Democrats Jon Ossoff and Pete Buttigieg at the front of voters’ minds for the 2028 White House race, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll and a CNN poll. No major candidate has formally entered the race, and the parties’ nominating contests are more than a year away. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, about 45% of Republican voters said Rubio would be an “excellent” candidate, against 43% for Vance, and 29% of Democratic voters gave Buttigieg and Ossoff that rating. In the CNN poll, 54% of Americans have given at least some thought to the coming presidential race.

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  1. A Reuters/Ipsos poll puts Republicans JD Vance and Marco Rubio and Democrats Jon Ossoff and Pete Buttigieg at the front of voters’ minds for 2028.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    The Independent

  2. No major 2028 candidate has formally entered the race, and the parties’ nominating contests are more than a year away.

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    The Independent, CNN
    Center
    Scripps News

  3. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, about 45% of Republican voters said Rubio would be an “excellent” candidate, and 43% said the same of Vance.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    The Independent

  4. In the same poll, 29% of Democratic voters rated Buttigieg and Ossoff as excellent candidates.

    One outletHuffPost· Far Left

  5. In a CNN poll conducted by SSRS, 54% of Americans have given at least some thought to the coming presidential race.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CNN
    Center
    Scripps News

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that no major candidate has yet declared for 2028, and that the race remains wide open. Left coverage ranks the names and their poll ratings, while the center’s only headline stresses Democratic enthusiasm for three candidates.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Headlines lead with names and the poll: the Independent asks who is leading, HuffPost runs a Reuters report on four contenders standing out, and CNN calls the field wide open.

    Who is actually leading the 2028 White House race? New poll reveals four top contenders
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The only center coverage is Scripps News’ own headline on a CNN report, which frames the story around Democratic enthusiasm for three 2028 candidates.

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the poll ratings of named contenders
  • the four names at the front of voters’ minds
  • how open the 2028 field remains
See the 3 headlines from the leftHide the headlines
  • The IndependentLeft

    Who is actually leading the 2028 White House race? New poll reveals four top contenders

    Four potential contenders in the 2028 race for the White House have caught American voters' attention with their early jockeying

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar LeftReuters report

    4 Potential 2028 Presidential Contenders Stand Out In New Poll

    None have formally launched a campaign and the parties’ 2028 nominating contests are more than a year away, leaving plenty of time for it to change.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)
  • CNNLeft

    A CNN poll on 2028 contenders shows how wide-open the next election is

    If the 2026 midterms were an opportunity for voters to express their feelings about President Donald Trump’s administration, the election in two years will be their first opportunity to cast a vote for president without his name on the ballot. …

    Read at CNN (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by Scripps News. It counts once.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Democrats’ enthusiasm for three candidates
  • the Democratic side of the 2028 field
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    CNN, Nov 11, 5:01 AM EST

  • Center

    12 hr 12 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 5:13 PM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. CNNLeftNov 11, 5:01 AM EST
  2. Scripps NewsCenterNov 11, 5:13 PM EST
  3. HuffPostFar LeftNov 12, 6:16 AM EST
  4. The IndependentLeftNov 12, 7:38 AM EST

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