Mark Halperin's New 8 for ’28 Rankings and the Debate Over Democrats' Future

Next Up with Mark Halperin

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Mark Halperin’s reported monologue unveils his latest “8 for ’28” Democratic presidential nomination rankings, explaining who’s rising, who’s falling, and why he now believes for the first time that a surprise candidate could shake up the race. Plus, Mark and Yemisi Egbewole kick around Kamala Harris’s 2028 prospects and whether Graham Platner’s past could derail his political future. Also, former Laura Bush chief of staff Anita McBride reflects on the Bush family’s legacy and the transformation of the Republican Party. SelectQuote: Compare top‑rated life insurance options. Visit https://SelectQuote.com/mark to get the right coverage at the right price. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (262) 454-0503 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/mark *Paid Partnership*” Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Follow Next Up with Mark Halperin on all social platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextuphalperin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nextuphalperin X (Twitter): https://x.com/NextUpHalperin Connect with Mark Halperin on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markevanhalperin X (Twitter): https://x.com/markhalperin Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin/id1810218232 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/2f0n8G4xqUo8aGxbbbtRjH%3Fsi%3D8e4ff54000cc438d

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0:00.0	Welcome to Next Up, everybody. Mark Halpert here, editor-in-chief of live interactive video platform,
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0:11.8	We almost went to a five-hour episode. We're going to cram it into the normal length.
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1:05.1	get to 100,000. So now on to the main event. It's the first Tuesday now of June, which means it's time, of course,
1:11.8	for a brand new June installment of our exclusive segment here.
1:15.8	Eight for 28, my rankings of the most likely Democratic nominees for president.
1:20.6	I will unfurl that for you in just a moment.
1:23.1	Then two really smart, interesting guests.
1:26.0	Nina McBride will be here.
1:27.5	She's the former chief of staff, DeLora Bush.
1:29.3	She's involved in two massive projects, a book and a set of essays connected to, in the first instance,
1:36.9	the First Ladies of the United States and in the second 250th anniversary of the country,
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