The Brief The Democratic Party has no clear leader or front-runner ahead of the 2028 presidential race. Possible contenders are already spending time in key early voting states like South Carolina, New Hampshire and Iowa. But the political jockeying for the 2028 presidential election appears to be playing out even earlier this cycle. The governor is on the first of a two-day tour of rural counties in South Carolina, hosted by the state D ExpandGov. For context:No one has officially announced themselves as a contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.