2028 Presidential Election (King's Democratic)

The 2028 United States presidential election was the 60th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2028. The Democratic ticket of President Harris and Vice President Buttigieg beat the Republican ticket of Texas Senator Cruz and his running mate South Carolina Senator Nikki Haley.

Democratic Primary
As the incumbent leaders of their party, they were nominated without opposition. The Democratic Convention was held in Oakland, a homage to President Harris.

Republican Primary
The Republican Primary had a crowded field of over 20 candidates. Ted Cruz had a institutional support that allowed to easily dispatch others in the primary. Cruz also benefitted from a lack of strong contenders, many Republicans did not want to challenge Harris and viewed her as exceptionally strong.

General Election
The general election kicked off per usual when both parties ended their conventions. The Democrats believed that this time they held the upper ground, while the Republicans had to play catch up. President Harris had strong approval ratings with Latino voters which made Texas and Florida competitive. Due to Cruz losing his senate race in 2024 and never being really popular in the state, things were wide open for the Democrats. Despite it being nearly decade later, Democrats brought up many of Cruz's worse blunders including "Cancun Cruz". President Harris had a strong economy and popular policies on her side helping her in the race. On average she was beating Cruz by around 7 points.

As the race started to come to a close, Republicans were stomped why they didn't have a better advantage. Typically 8 years of one party control puts them in a strong position. However, President Harris had more charisma and connection with voters than Cruz did.

Debates
The debates did little to move the needle. President Harris was declared the winner in all 3 presidential debates and VP Buttigieg in his one sole debate. Cruz tried the Trump method of 2020 to beat Harris, however she quickly shut it down and left him off footing for the rest of the debate.

Election Night
On Election Day, Harris entered the night with a 8 point lead over Cruz. By 11:00, President Harris and Vice President Buttigieg were declared the winner of the election. Texas was called for them around 1 am, after Cruz made his concession speech.