Josh Green Running for President?

NBC News July 30, 2025 (excerpts)

… Green told NBC News last week, before Tuesday's tsunami alerts in Hawaii, he’s giving thought to a national campaign, adding to a growing field of potential candidates….

“Among governors, I think there are probably eight to 10 of us who are elevating in the public dialogue,” Green said on the sidelines of last weekend's National Governors Association summer meeting in Colorado.

“I haven’t made up my mind about what the future holds,” Green said. “I would be honored to help whomever. I might even become a potential candidate, but only if I’ve actually done a good job.”…

“I believe we’re going to have to heal this country in 2028 — and maybe beyond, because there’s a lot of conflict that’s been going on, and not just during the Trump era,” he said. “So someone may want a healer.”

Green was among seven Democratic governors to attend last week’s governors’ summit in person. A number of other governors thought to be eyeing 2028 didn’t come.

But among the attendees, few others toyed rhetorically with a run with the enthusiasm of Green….

Green, meanwhile, is up for re-election next year and indicated he’d run for a second term. But that didn’t preclude him from entertaining the idea of a run for higher office soon thereafter.

“I think what you’re seeing is likely 10 or 12 of us will end up running for president and or ending up in the Cabinet if we’ve really elevated in a meaningful way,” Green said. “We’re seeing who actually steps up, and people are able to see us all and see what we’re working on.” …

Green praised the wide field of potential Democratic candidates in 2028 — mentioning by name fellow governors Newsom, Beshear and Shapiro, as well as JB Pritzker of Illinois, Wes Moore of Maryland and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan — describing the unfolding prospective field as taking shape across “two different approaches.”

“There are individuals who are decidedly fighting totally along party lines. And then there are individuals that are trying to stake out some kind of space where they fight for their ideologies and see if there’s a place for achievement and results. And then there’s a gray area in between,” Green said.

“These other guys, they have a larger national profile, but people are gonna have to appreciate whether they were able to achieve,” Green said….

“As a small-state governor, you truly have to earn your reputation,” he said. “You don’t just get to be on Sunday morning shows all the time.” …

Read … The list of 2028 presidential hopefuls is longer than you think. Just ask Hawaii Gov. Josh Green.

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