{"id":2467469,"date":"2025-07-27T20:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-says-hes-focused-on-democratic-partys-polling-over-2028-run-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T20:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T00:20:31","slug":"mark-kelly-says-hes-focused-on-democratic-partys-polling-over-2028-run-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-says-hes-focused-on-democratic-partys-polling-over-2028-run-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Kelly says he\u2019s focused on Democratic Party\u2019s polling over 2028 run &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-kelly-says-hes-focused-on-democratic-partys-polling-over-2028-run-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Mark kelly (D-AZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-biden-keeping-migrant-kids-in-containers-versus-cages-we-only-have-a-couple-of-choices\/\" title=\"Psaki On Biden Keeping Migrant Kids In \u2018Containers\u2019 Versus \u2018Cages\u2019: \u2018We Only Have A Couple Of Choices\u2019\">avoided directly answering<\/a> whether he plans to run for president in 2028,rather emphasizing his focus on improving the Democratic Party&#8217;s unfavorable polling. After a recent poll showed nearly two-thirds of Americans hold an unfavorable view of the party, Kelly highlighted the party&#8217;s &#8220;messaging problem&#8221; and stressed the need to fix it. Speaking after a town hall in Michigan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND ...S\">key battleground state<\/a>, he said his priority is to listen to voters and address their concerns rather than discuss presidential ambitions. Kelly criticized the recently passed &#8220;One Big Lovely Bill Act,&#8221; calling it detrimental to Americans, and expressed hope that people will understand Democrats are fighting for them. His comments come as the Democratic Party prepares for the 2026 midterm elections, aiming to regain control of Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mark Kelly says he&rsquo;s focused on Democratic Party&rsquo;s polling over 2028 run<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2181996\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) dodged on whether he has his eyes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2028<\/a>, saying he wants to improve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a>&lsquo;s favorability after a poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3483170\/democratic-popularity-falls-further-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"showed\">showed<\/a> nearly two-thirds hold an unfavorable view of the party.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly made his statement after he spotlighted the party&rsquo;s &ldquo;messaging problem,&rdquo; which he said the party must &ldquo;fix.&rdquo; The Arizona senator just completed a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CaptMarkKelly\/status\/1948858457815154798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">town hall<\/a> in Michigan, a key battleground state, on Friday, prompting CNN anchor Jake Tapper to ask if Kelly has presidential hopes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3483329\/markwayne-mullin-obama-epstein-sweetheart-deal\/\">Mullin claims Obama oversaw Epstein sweetheart deal struck during Bush administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3482649\/mexican-president-us-tax-remittances-gop-senator\/\">Mexican president &#8216;desperate&#8217; to avoid US tax on remittances, GOP senator says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3481665\/chinese-funding-illegal-marijuana-operations-maine-susan-collins\/\">Chinese are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >funding illegal marijuana operations<\/a> across Maine, Collins charges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I know you want a yes or no answer. &hellip; And I&lsquo;m not going to give you a yes or no one, because I&lsquo;m just trying to do this job. Get the word out to the American people, and I&lsquo;m trying to improve the polling that you talked about and just listen to voters, wherever they are about, what are the problems they&lsquo;re dealing with, and how do we fix them,&rdquo; Kelly said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3051444&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6b701d01426c818933c38749fcec5625\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kelly detailed how his visit to Michigan was to talk to voters about the recently-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, calling it &ldquo;a bad deal for the American people.&rdquo; He expressed hope people will &ldquo;understand&rdquo; that Democratic lawmakers are &ldquo;fighting for them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3483170\/democratic-popularity-falls-further-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DEMOCRATS' POPULARITY FALLS FURTHER AS NEARLY TWO-THIRDS HOLD 'UNFAVORABLE' VIEW OF PARTY: POLL\">DEMOCRATS&rsquo; POPULARITY FALLS FURTHER AS NEARLY TWO-THIRDS HOLD &lsquo;UNFAVORABLE&rsquo; VIEW OF PARTY: POLL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kelly targeting the &ldquo;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-downplays-strategy-fight-after-huddle-with-senate-gop-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump downplays strategy fight after huddle with Senate GOP - Washington Examiner\">beautiful bill&#038;rdquo<\/a>; comes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, in which his party is seeking to retake control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has encouraged the Republican Party to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3469796\/gop-showcase-big-beautiful-bill-makes-life-better-2026-midterms-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">demonstrate how Trump and his &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; are improving the lives of voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the aisle, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also recently asked about potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3483269\/rubio-dodges-on-2028-bid-hopes-vance-runs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">seeking the White House in 2028<\/a>, though he deferred to Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> and said he hopes Vance runs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2181996\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2181996\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Kelly prioritizes boosting Democrats&#8217; image over 2028 run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2467470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mark-Kelly-2028.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,32923,35898],"class_list":["post-2467469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-democratic-party","tag-mark-kelly"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mark-Kelly-2028.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467469"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2467473,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467469\/revisions\/2467473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2467470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}