Political strategists remain unconvinced that the Democrats rumored to be potential 2028 presidential candidates possess the necessary qualities to unify the party and reclaim the White House, according to a Saturday analysis.

Failed 2024 candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, along with former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and several Democratic governors—including Gavin Newsom of California, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, and Wes Moore of Maryland—are all reportedly evaluating presidential runs for 2028 as Democrats struggle to emerge from a political downturn, the Daily Caller reported.

Although the campaign is still in its early stages, pundits told the outlet that these prospective candidates may face significant challenges in rallying the party and appealing to a broad enough segment of the electorate to secure a victory.

“We are in what has been referred to as the ‘invisible primary’ phase of the election cycle, because it is so early and the public isn’t paying attention to these early machinations,” Len Foxwell, a Maryland-based Democratic strategist, told the Caller.

“The only ones who are participating in the process at this point are the prospective candidates themselves and a relatively small and insular ecosystem of donors and party activists and elected officials who do this sort of thing, either as a passion or as a profession.

It’s a very small and limited process right now, but it’s definitely happening,” Foxwell added.