His first Senate reelection bid was always bound to be fraught. It is only a recent phenomenon that Democrats have started winning statewide in Georgia. He needed a runoff to secure victory in the first place.
He’d built a resume of bipartisan credentials and a base of support from across the aisle. Against a weak MAGA opponent, he was launched into political stardom. And, as expected, the Midterms yielded just that.
Read that list in the year 2026, and Senator Jon Ossoff immediately comes to mind. However, the same story was the case back in 2022 when Senator Raphael Warnock was running his campaign. Chatter around Ossoff’s 2028 prospects has become such a fixture this Midterm cycle that Warnock’s status as a contender has become a bit of an afterthought on the national level.
On Kalshi, Ossoff’s 14 percent chance of winning the Democratic Presidential Primary puts him behind only California Governor Gavin Newsom. Meanwhile, Warnock posts just two percent odds. A similar story holds true on Polymarket.
Should Ossoff post a resounding margin of victory in Tuesday’s midterms, the odds are only likely to climb, and calls for him to run in 2028 are only likely to get louder. Between his telegenic presence, good looks, and laser-focus on corruption, many Democrats see Ossoff as the man of the moment and a perfect foil to Trumpism. However, Ossoff has stated multiple times—often in an eyebrow-raising, overt manner—that he is not interested in running for president.
In an October debate with his Republican opponent, Congressman Mike Collins, he pledged to serve all six years of his term. Ossoff said: "I have zero interest in running for president. I'm not running for president.
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