Comedian and HBO host Bill Maher said he could vote for Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 presidential election if Democrats nominate a candidate aligned with the party’s socialist wing. Maher called Democrats ‘cowardly’ and warned that radicals are taking over the party.

Maher’s Concerns

Maher expressed his concerns about the Democratic Party’s leftward movement, citing the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) platform, which calls for public ownership of large corporations and essential industries, as well as the abolition of police and prisons.

Maher also criticized Democrats for not appearing on his HBO program, ‘Real Time with Bill Maher,’ despite receiving his vote. ‘The Democrats don’t come, and yet they got my vote. What… it’s just odd, isn’t it? Why is that? So what is that all about?’ Maher said.

Radical Figures

Maher warned that the Democratic Party is being overtaken by increasingly radical figures, recalling the criticism he received after refusing to embrace left-wing positions. ‘Their party is being taken over now by, you know, every day I hear about a new very radical,’ Maher said.

Maher predicted that Democrats would perform well in the 2026 midterms because the races would remain a referendum on President Donald Trump. However, he distinguished those contests from the next presidential election, saying ‘2028 is a different story because by then this wing of the party, this new wing with all the energy, and it’s not just a few people anymore,’

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