Marco Rubio surges, Pete Buttigieg pushes past Newsom in new 2028 presidential race poll

Nypost · May 28, 2026 · 398 words · By Victor Nava

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What happened

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleSecretary of State Marco Rubio is nearly even with Vice President JD Vance in a 2028 presidential race poll released Thursday, which also pegs former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as the front-runner for the Democratic…

Common ground

Support for Rubio has climbed 15 percentage points since February, placing the top US diplomat within 1 point of Vance, the Emerson College survey showed.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Marco Rubio surges, Pete Buttigieg pushes past Newsom in new 2028 presidential race poll?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Eighteen percent of Democratic voters are undecided?
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Claim 1: “Eighteen percent of Democratic voters are undecided”

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Claim 2: “Shapiro’s stock has risen 5 points since August 2025, whereas support for the former veep dropped 1 point since that poll”

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Claim 3: “About 15% of the 432 GOP voters surveyed remain undecided – up 4 percentage points from the previous polls”

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Claim 4: “Support for Rubio has climbed 15 percentage points since February”

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Web search results confirm a May 2026 Emerson poll where 'Rubio Rises' and 'Rubio up', but the specific 15 percentage point increase since February is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though it aligns with the general trend reported.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of statewide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the Republican primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election. The persons named in the polls are decl…
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Claim 5: “Trump has referred to a potential Vance-Rubio ticket as a “dream team.””

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Claim 6: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley were tied for third with 5%”

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While the evidence confirms the existence of the May 2026 Emerson poll, the specific results for Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley (5% tie) are not present in the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses were held on January 15, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... Majority Oppose US Intervention in Cuba. A new Emerson College Polling survey finds President Donald Trump with a 39% job approval rating, ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 15, 2023 ... Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley beats Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a new poll of New Hampshire primary voters, doubling DeSantis' ...
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Claim 7: “Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nearly even with Vice President JD Vance in a 2028 presidential race poll released Thursday”

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Multiple web search results from May 28, 2026, confirm that an Emerson College poll shows Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are 'virtually tied' or 'separated by one point' in a potential 2028 presidential primary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Berkeley Beacon is the student newspaper of Emerson College, founded in 1947. The paper is published weekly on Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters of Emerson's academic year. In 2012, t…
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Claim 8: “down from the 52% he received in August 2025 and February polls”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated searches for JD.com and JD Sports. No polling data regarding Vance's support in August 2025 or February was found in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — With revenues more than US158.8 billion in 2024, [1] JD.com is China’s largest retailer by revenue, and ranks 47 on Fortune Global 500.
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Claim 9: “Rubio collected 35% support, up from the 9% and 20% he received in the pollster’s two previous surveys”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated searches for a film named 'Marco' and 'Marco's Pizza'. No polling data regarding Rubio's specific percentages was found in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Marco was released worldwide on 20 December 2024, coinciding with Christmas. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success at the box office and emerged as the highest-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Marco's Pizza Online Ordering is designed for ease-of-use. It’s quick and easy to create an order, purchase, and schedule for delivery. Create an order now!
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web search NEUTRAL — As a national technology provider, Marco understands how organizations do business. It provides them with business technologies and managed services to take their business further.
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Claim 10: “Buttigieg has overtaken California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the favorite for the nomination”

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Claim 11: “former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination”

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While web search results confirm the existence of an Emerson College poll from May 2026 mentioning Rubio and Buttigieg as contenders, the specific detail that Buttigieg is the 'front-runner' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though the poll's existence is confirmed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 presidential campaign of Pete Buttigieg was an election campaign by the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. It was formally announced on April 14, 2019, in South Bend. Buttigieg was the firs…
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Claim 12: “Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and former Vice President Kamala Harris tied for fourth with 10% support apiece”

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Claim 13: “Vance leads the younger Republican vote under 50, 37% to 26%”

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Claim 14: “Rounding out the top 5 is Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear at 9%”

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Claim 15: “Rubio has found support among Republican Primary voters over 50, who support him by a six-point margin over Vance, 41% to 35%”

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The evidence confirms a May 2026 Emerson poll showing Rubio's rise and Vance's decline, but the specific demographic breakdown (over 50, 41% to 35%) is not explicitly detailed in the snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 28, 2026 ... The vice president had the support of 53% of the more than 1,600 attendees who voted in the poll at the conservative conference. Secretary Rubio ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... A new poll shows good news for Marco Rubio — but bad news for fellow 2028 presidential hopefuls JD Vance and Gavin Newsom.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... Vice President JD Vance has some fierce competition in a hypothetical 2028 GOP primary race.
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Claim 16: “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) came in third in the poll, with an 11% backing from likely Democratic primary voters”

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Claim 17: “Since February 2026, Buttigieg’s support has increased two percentage points, from 16% to 18%”

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Claim 18: “Vance garnered 36% support among likely Republican primary voters”

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The evidence confirms the poll exists and that Vance and Rubio are nearly tied, but the specific 36% figure for Vance is not explicitly stated in the provided snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio. Republican writer and venture capitalist JD V…
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Claim 19: “Newsom’s support, meanwhile, decreased nine points since last August, from 25% to 16%”

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