Democratic rising star ‘hottie’ Jon Ossoff close to overtaking Kamala in new 2028 poll but half of Americans don’t know who he is

Jon Ossoff placed second behind Kamala Harris in a new poll of Democratic voters’ preferences for the 2028 presidential nomination, despite more than half saying they did not know him. The result suggests the Georgia senator has some early support, but would need to build name recognition if he were to pursue the presidency.

Harris led with 20 per cent, followed by Ossoff at 15 per cent, Gavin Newsom at 13 per cent, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at 12 per cent and Pete Buttigieg at 10 per cent. Among respondents asked about Ossoff, 55 per cent said they did not know whether they viewed him favourably or unfavourably; he has said he is running for re-election to the Senate and has no interest in a presidential run. The Economist/YouGov survey questioned 1,685 US citizens from 9 to 11 November and has a margin of error of three percentage points.