2028 Is the New 2026

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Today’s notice: Fetterman’s future is up in the air. Hegseth treads water. Forget 2026, we’re talking about 2028 now (and don’t lose sight of 2032, either). Plus: The lone Republican senator defending Somalis in America.

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2028 (and 2032) on the mind: Yes, it’s 2025. And yes, there are some major 2026 races shaping up. But some Democrats are doing advanced planning.

In Pennsylvania, progressives are already workshopping plans to primary Sen. John Fetterman, the progressive-turned-pariah who’s up for reelection in 2028. Some state House members say they’re not yet ruling out running for his seat, even if it means they’d have to campaign against him.

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Also not ruling anything out: Fetterman. “2028 is gonna be crazy,” he told NOTUS’ Ursula Perano and Avani Kalra in a statement that included a GIF of a character from “A Serious Man” saying, “Accept the mystery.”