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Published March 19, 2025
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The best of college basketball and politics come together for a 2028 presidential bracket challenge.
We’ve selected a starting field of potential presidential candidates: 16 Democrats and 16 Republicans. Choose a winner from each round and pick the next president of the United States.
Round 1
Democrats
Who would win each face-off?
Kamala Harris
1
Tim Walz
16
A. Ocasio-Cortez
8
Ruben Gallego
9
Wes Moore
5
Andy Beshear
12
Gavin Newsom
4
Stephen A. Smith
13
Gretchen Whitmer
6
Rahm Emanuel
11
Pete Buttigieg
3
Cory Booker
14
JB Pritzker
7
John Fetterman
10
Josh Shapiro
2
Gina Raimondo
15
Complete the above to continue