Democratic strategists say 2028 candidate 'has to be a White guy': report

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Democratic presidential hopefuls, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speak at the Munich Security Conference. Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt weighs in. Democratic strategists are reportedly pushing for the 2028 presidential candidate to be a "straight, White, Christian man" after recent losses, an Axios report alleged. "Some top Democrats are quietly debating a fraught question: whether the party's best bet for winning back the presidency in 2028 is to nominate a man — perhaps a straight, White, Christian man," Axios reported on Sunday. "Their fear, divulged with dismay in group chats, at cocktail parties and increasingly in public, is that parts of the electorate are too biased to support a woman or other diverse candidate for president," the report continued. MICHELLE OBAMA IS 'ABSOLUTELY CORRECT' SA