YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Explained: How The 2026 Midterms Are Shaping The 2028 Race
The 2026 midterms are the opening act for 2028, and this explainer breaks down what this year's races are already telling us about the next presidential race. Newsnation’s Elizabeth Prann, with analysis from Kurt Bardella and NewsNation's Steven Joachim, walks through the electoral architecture before digging into the states that reveal the most: Texas, where a Talarico-Paxton contest could be seismic; Michigan and Wisconsin, where the Democrats' progressive-versus-establishment fight is playing out; Georgia and Colorado, where voters seem to be interested in electability; and New York, a stress test for the party's future. From there it maps the emerging 2028 contenders: Ossoff, AOC, Buttigieg, Newsom, and rising governors on the…