{"id":2588951,"date":"2026-04-09T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-urged-to-run-for-president-in-2028\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:38:40","slug":"wes-moore-urged-to-run-for-president-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-urged-to-run-for-president-in-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Moore urged to run for president in 2028"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwes-moore-urged-to-run-for-president-in-2028%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=2588951&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>The article centers on Maryland governor Wes Moore, who says he is focused on reelection adn delivering for Maryland, even as activists within the Democratic Party urge him too run for president in 2028. The push was on display at Rev. Al sharpton\u2019s National Action Network convention in New York, where Moore faced enthusiastic applause and attendees urged him to say yes to a 2028 bid. moore reiterated he is not running in 2028, stressing the need to concentrate on the 2026 midterms and his work in Maryland, even quipping that he has \u201c278 days left in my first term\u201d and promising to return to Maryland voters in November. Attendees offered mixed views: some, impressed by his leadership and charisma, encouraged a presidential run, while others argued he should stay focused on Maryland and continue his achievements there before <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >seeking higher office<\/a>. The NAN convention is described as an annual gathering that can act as an early testing ground for potential candidates among Black voters, and the piece notes Moore\u2019s willingness to critique the Trump governance on issues like energy costs and foreign policy while maintaining his current commitment to Maryland.  <\/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\">Wes Moore is focused on Maryland but Democrats want him to run in 2028<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2527257\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>NEW YORK CITY&mdash;<\/strong> Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3000\">Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD) insists he&rsquo;s focused on getting reelected this year and working to make Maryland, but that isn&rsquo;t stopping some activists within the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> from urging him to run for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">president in 2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hype was on full display at Rev. Al Sharpton&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalactionnetwork.net\/\">National Action Network convention<\/a> in New York on Thursday. During a fireside chat, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/al-sharpton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"24\">Sharpton<\/a> cheekily asked Moore about running for president in 2028. Before the governor could fully answer, the crowd erupted in applause and cheers, with some even standing up to urge the governor to run.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Say yes!&rdquo; attendees yelled as Moore attempted to respond to Sharpton&rsquo;s questions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-touts-progress-on-racial-wealth-gap-that-may-come-with-more-property-taxes\/\" title=\"Biden highlights strides in closing racial wealth gap, potentially leading to increased property taxes\">national action network convention<\/a> crowd goes wild when Al Sharpton asks him about 2028. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/In49UBAZn5\">pic.twitter.com\/In49UBAZn5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mabinty Quarshie &#129419; (@MabintyQ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MabintyQ\/status\/2042268745658220952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I now have, because I keep a clock on my desk, I got 278 days left in my first term,&rdquo; Moore said on Thursday. &ldquo;And by the way, I&rsquo;m going back to the people of Maryland in November, because I&rsquo;m gonna bring this thing back.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Maryland governor implored his fellow Democrats contemplating a 2028 run to focus on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">2026 midterm elections<\/a> and put in the work to help Democrats win back power.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I need to see that you&rsquo;re taking 2026 seriously,&rdquo; Moore said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to hear woulda, coulda, shoulda. I don&rsquo;t want to hear, well, what I would have done is, not while our people are hurting like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After 2026, however, several NAN attendees hope Moore will run for president, citing his work in Maryland and charismatic personality.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He would be one of the good ones I would vote for,&rdquo; said Cheryl Eliano, 68, who attended the conference from Texas. &ldquo;I think that he&rsquo;d be excellent for the job. I think he&rsquo;s doing a good job in Maryland, and I definitely think he has the heart for America, and that&rsquo;s what we need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tee Johnson, 42, from Charlotte, North Carolina, said she wanted Moore to run, &ldquo;because we need more representatives like him. That&rsquo;s strong. That&rsquo;s powerful. Have that voice. He&rsquo;s courageous. I love that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The National Action Network convention is an annual gathering that draws thousands of civil rights leaders, media figures, and politicians to highlight the issues impacting Black and Brown communities. Given the importance of Black voters to the Democratic coalition, Sharpton&rsquo;s confab often serves as an early testing ground for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">potential presidential candidates<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Moore, however, is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3796415\/wes-moore-2028-presidential-run-reelection\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3796415\">adamant that he&rsquo;s not running <\/a>for president in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very clear, and I&rsquo;m locked in. I&rsquo;m not just trying to win in November, but I&rsquo;m telling you in Maryland, we gonna send a message,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I tell people, you know, I&rsquo;m hungry, but I&rsquo;m not thirsty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During his fireside chat with Sharpton, Moore also slammed the Trump administration over the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The biggest challenge for me, though, is the lack of conversation that&rsquo;s happening with the American people,&rdquo; Moore said of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s leadership. &ldquo;We are now watching how our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-suspends-oil-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-refuge-as-gas-prices-continue-to-rise\/\" title=\"Biden Suspends Oil Leases In Alaska\u2019s Arctic Refuge As Gas Prices ... To Rise\">gas prices continue<\/a> to skyrocket. Energy prices continue to skyrocket. Groceries are more expensive, and we are doing this foreign war that none of us asked for, but it&rsquo;s being done in our name.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Moore&rsquo;s willingness to publicly rebuke Trump resonated with NAN attendees who want &ldquo;change&rdquo; when selecting the next U.S. president. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it would be great for him to run,&rdquo; said Constance Daglis, 46, from New Rochelle, New York. &ldquo;We need a lot of change again. It&rsquo;s gonna be a lot to undo after this administration is gone.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he would be a strong candidate,&rdquo; Daglis continued about Moore. &ldquo;Realistically, we&rsquo;re gonna end up having another black president in our lifetime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But some attendees said Moore&rsquo;s work in Maryland should continue, and he shouldn&rsquo;t seek the White House.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4484954\/wes-moore-rolls-out-commencement-tour-battleground-territory\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4484954\/wes-moore-rolls-out-commencement-tour-battleground-territory\/\">WES MOORE ROLLS OUT COMMENCEMENT TOUR IN BATTLEGROUND TERRITORY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want him to run because he&rsquo;s doing such a great job where he is,&rdquo; said Jerome Williams,71, a minister at Bethany Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. &ldquo;Maryland is a tough place, and he&rsquo;s &hellip; changed it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But if everything falls in place, like he said, then yes,&rdquo; Williams said about a future Moore run. &ldquo;Because he will be satisfied that he has done everything that he can, and it can continue, and then he can move to a higher place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Md Gov Moore focused on state; Dems push 2028 bid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2588952,"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\/08\/AP25199841235684.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[41461,36672,38909],"class_list":["post-2588951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-2028-election","tag-presidential-run","tag-wes-moore"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25199841235684.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588951","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588955,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588951\/revisions\/2588955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}