Massachusetts Gov. Healey May Be Considering 2028 White House Bid

I am a professional prognoticator. I analyze current events and offer opinions and predictions about things. Imagine that, I figured out a way to get paid for telling you what I think.

Sometimes I am wrong, but most of the time, I am right.

After nearly 50 years of doing this, you develop a sense based on accumulated knowledge and experiences. Situations and behaviors become recognizable.

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That said, I am prepared to deliver a prognostication. You may agree or disagree with me, but that's okay.

After reading the tea leaves, I believe Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will be a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2028 election.

There was speculation that Healey might run for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts next year, but Junior Senator Ed Markey, now 78, has already declared his intent to seek re-election. He did so early enough to dissuade Healey from eying his seat.

I think Healey's eyes have always been on the White House, and Donald Trump's victory in 2024 provides her with a platform on which to build. Healey has executive experience that will benefit her should she pull the trigger.

Healey benefits from the Democrats being in disarray with no clear frontrunner or party leader.

Careful observers will note that Healey has begun to moderate many of her usually left-of-center positions, but she will need to drift further to the center as the campaign approaches.

Healey has sought to elevate her profile with national media attention including recent interviews with CBS, The New York Times, and NBC's Late Night With Seth Meyers.

Whether Healey enters the fray for the presidential nomination will depend on her re-election effort in 2026. If she wins re-election, Healey will be a candidate in 2028. Should she not be re-elected, it's lights out for Healey's political career.