Hello, media consumers! Today on The Press Box, we have a special episode! Bryan and Joel are joined in studio by The Ringer’s own Van Lathan to create a 2028 Democratic Nominee depth chart. The guys go through a list of potential candidates for the 2028 Democratic nomination for President, discussing the outlook and viability of each person. The list spans all the way from frontrunners like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gavin Newsom, to long shots like John Stewart. The show wraps up with Van ranking them in order of who he thinks will win the nomination as of today.

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (2:26)

• Gavin Newsom (7:20)

• Pete Buttigieg (16:12)

• Josh Shapiro (17:42)

• Kamala Harris (20:48)

• Tim Walz (25:46)

• Stephen A. Smith (26:27)

• Mark Cuban (28:03)

• JB Pritzker (32:08)

• Rahm Emmanuel (33:53)

• Bernie Sanders (35:54)

• Joe Biden (37:00)

• Wes Moore (37:35)

• Corey Booker (39:21)

• Michele Obama (40:40)

• Ruben Gallego (44:43)

• Mark Kelly (45:45)

• Bob Iger (47:47)

• Gretchen Whitmer (48:41)

• James Talarico (49:26)

• Andy Beshear (53:29)

• Liz Cheney (1:03:33)

• John Fetterman (1:03:56

• Tech Mogul/Pop Culture Persona TBD (1:04:02)

• Jon Stewart (1:04:24)

• Hunter Biden (1:09:36)

• Putting the Candidates in Order (1:10:40)

• Jasmine Crockett (1:11:53)

• Ro Khanna (1:12:51)

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson

Guest: Van Lathan

Producer: Bruce Baldwin

Additional Production Support: Conor Nevins, Ben Cruz, Chris Thomas

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