Pete Buttigieg, AOC and Jon Ossoff poll ahead of Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris for White House run

Nypost · Aug 02, 2026 · 728 words · By Zain Khan

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Pete Buttigieg, AOC and Jon Ossoff poll ahead of Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris for White House run See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google Three Democratic heavyweights are now polling ahead of both California Gov.

Common ground

Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris in the increasingly crowded race for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination, according to a new survey.

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Claim 1: “Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff followed at 13.9%, while New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came in third with 10.7%.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the poll results for Jon Ossoff (13.9%) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (10.7%).

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Claim 2: “That left Newsom in fourth place at 10%, narrowly behind Ocasio-Cortez, while Harris trailed the field with just 5.1%.”

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Web search results from Newsweek and Dissenter confirm Gavin Newsom at 10% and Kamala Harris at 5.1% in the same Public Sentiment Institute poll.

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Claim 3: “Ossoff has been even more direct, telling CNN he has no plans to seek the presidency.”

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Claim 4: ““I’m not thinking about running, but it’s a path that I could see unfold,” he told The Wall Street Journal in June 2025.”

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No evidence was found for this specific quote attributed to Gavin Newsom in June 2025.

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Claim 5: “Harris fell from 33% in October and 31% in March to 27%, while Newsom dropped from 21% to 14%”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant information about real estate and 2024 polling, but does not contain the specific historical trend data for the Center Square poll mentioned in the claim.

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Claim 6: “Harris... told Rev. Al Sharpton in April she was considering another White House bid.”

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No evidence was found after searching for this specific interaction between Kamala Harris and Al Sharpton in April.

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Claim 7: “A hypothetical Democratic primary poll conducted by The Public Sentiment Institute between July 25 and July 29 among 762 likely Michigan voters found former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leading the pack with 24.2% support.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the Public Sentiment Institute survey of 762 likely Michigan voters (July 25-29) showed Pete Buttigieg leading with 24.2%.

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Claim 8: “A national Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll released in June found Harris leading the field with 27% support, nearly double Newsom’s 14%. Buttigieg placed third at 11%, while Ocasio-Cortez registered 8%.”

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Only one specific web search result (from a source discussing 2028 bids) mentions the Center Square Voters' Voice Poll with these specific percentages.

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Claim 9: “As of Sunday, prediction market Polymarket gave Newsom the highest odds of winning the Democratic nomination at 19%. Ocasio-Cortez and Ossoff stood at 15% and14% respectively, followed by Harris at 9%.”

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One web search result confirms Polymarket traders assigning Gavin Newsom a lead (though the percentage varies slightly at 19.75%), but the full list of candidates and percentages is not corroborated by a second independent source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has served as the representative of New York's 14th congressional district since 2019."Marco Rubio Is New 2028 Frontrunner Ahead of Gavin Newsom—Prediction Odds".
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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket traders are assigning 19.75% to Gavin Newsom as the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee, with the contract showing a 5.1 percentage-point move down from 24.85% despite $1,245,456,332 in vo…
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Claim 10: “Kalshi’s market painted a similar picture, placing Newsom at 18%, Ossoff at 15%, Ocasio-Cortez at 14%, and Harris at 9.5%.”

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The search results for Kalshi discuss partnerships and general market operations but do not provide the specific percentage odds for the 2028 Democratic nomination candidates.

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web search NEUTRAL — Harris posted Tuesday evening on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Claim 11: “Another national Emerson College Polling survey released in May painted a less favorable picture for both Californians. Newsom led that poll with 16%, but Harris managed only 10%, while Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro also reached double digits and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear climbed to 9%”

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No evidence was found in the search results that corroborates the specific May Emerson College Polling survey results for Newsom, Harris, Shapiro, or Beshear.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris served as the 49th (and first female) vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris has been polling the same as Biden — or just slightly better — against Donald Trump, per polls taken before Biden withdrew from the 2024 contest.
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Claim 12: “Other candidates in the poll included Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who received 3.8%, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who drew 3.6%. More than one in five voters — 21.7% — remained undecided”

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