‘No good answer’ on next Democratic leader: Schoen

Democratic strategist Doug Schoen said Monday there’s “no good answer” on who will be the next leader of the Democratic Party after former Vice President Kamala Harris lost in November to President Trump.

“You know, at this point, I really don’t know,” Schoen said in an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” when asked who he thinks will emerge to lead the party “in a smarter direction.”

Schoen, who served as an adviser to former President Clinton, floated several prominent Democrats as possible future party leaders, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

“Usually it’s the governors, and frequently — in the case of Carter and Clinton — Southern governor,” Schoen added, referring to the two former presidents from Southern states.

“But somebody could emerge in the way that Obama did in ’07 and ’08,” he said.

Ultimately, he said, there’s no clear path forward.

“But right now, Charlie, there’s no good answer to your question that, I think, myself or any other top Democratic strategist can answer with certainty,” he told Fox News’s Charlie Hurt in the interview.

The interview comes as Democrats seek a path forward after the 2024 election loss. No one has emerged as a definitive front-runner for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination.

In addition, some Democrats have expressed unhappiness with their congressional leaders, arguing they are not doing enough to stand up to fight the Trump administration.