More and more Democrats are starting to speak up about their 2028 hopes. They desperately want to get into power.
And a leading Leftist makes a decision about a potential 2028 presidential campaign.
Stephen Colbert, CBS’s Late Show host, just poured cold water on any wild ideas about him jumping into the 2028 presidential race. Speaking at Slate’s “Political Gabfest” on December 18, the comedian flat-out rejected the notion when pressed on it.
“Yeah, I absolutely should not run for president,” Colbert stated. “I understand why you’d want me to.”
Of course, Colbert couldn’t resist turning it into a bit, slipping into his signature satirical style. He joked about needing to chat with his family and his faith leader once his show wraps up, to see if he’s destined for some higher calling in service to the country.
“Because what I believe is America’s the last best hope of mankind and if there’s anything I can do to forward the mission of our Founding Fathers whose love of freedom and belief in the rights of man abides in my heart like the very blood in my veins and the strength in my arms. Why, who am I to say that I should run? But if I hear the call obviously of the Lord…” he said.
The audience ate it up, erupting in cheers and chants for Colbert. But let’s be real—this is the same guy who’s spent years lampooning conservatives and pushing left-wing talking points from his cushy studio perch.
His co-panelists weren’t buying the hype either. John Dickerson, the former CBS News anchor, and Emily Bazelon from The New York Times both nodded along with Colbert’s initial dismissal. Bazelon went so far as to label the whole concept “miserable.”
It’s not like this is uncharted territory for Colbert. Back in 2007, he toyed with a presidential run as a Democrat, playing it up through his over-the-top Colbert Report persona. He even shelled out $2,500 to get on the South Carolina Democratic primary ballot.
But the South Carolina Democratic Primary executive council saw right through the stunt and shot down his application, deeming him not a legitimate contender. Good on them for not letting a TV clown hijack the process.
Colbert tried again in 2012, floating the idea on his show and even setting up a committee for a South Carolina presidential bid. Yet again, he bungled it by missing the ballot deadline.
During the Gabfest, things got a bit chummy when someone pointed out Dickerson’s recent exit from CBS Evening News. Colbert gave him a big hug, then flipped the bird skyward
CBS dropped the bombshell back in July that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will sign off for good in May 2026.
After over a decade of skewering the right while cozying up to Democrat darlings, Colbert’s reign is ending.
What a relief for folks tired of his smug takes on everything from Trump to traditional values.
Maybe now he’ll fade into the background, where late-night liberals belong.
In the end, Colbert’s no-run declaration spares us all from a sideshow in politics.
