Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, often mentioned among Democrats as a potential presidential candidate, has been saying for months that he isn’t running for the White House in 2028.
That hasn’t stopped persistent talk about his future political plans, especially when he continues to make appearances outside Maryland that raise his national profile.
On Friday, Moore traveled to speak at the Blue Palmetto Dinner in the early presidential primary state of South Carolina, where he told a ballroom of Democrats that it’s time for their shared party to take swift action to improve outcomes in areas like job creation and education outcomes, rather than slow and more deliberate moves.
“I’m here on a mission,” Moore told a packed room of party donors, activists, candidates and elected officials. “This is the moment for us to say together in one voice: gone are the days when the Democrats are the party of no and slow. we must be the party of yes and now….we must be the party of action, and that action must come now.”
Moore’s remarks served as a way to introduce himself to the voters who will play a pivotal role in the party’s next nominee. While it will be months until the 2028 presidential nominating calendar is set, South Carolina led off Democrats’ 2024 calendar, and party chair Christale Spain has said that she will renew the argument to keep the state’s No. 1 position in the next cycle.
The trip to South Carolina included meetings with business prospects. Earlier Friday, he toured Scout Motors’ electric SUV production facility in Blythewood, just north of Columbia. In a social media post, Moore characterized that trip as fact-finding that would help him “keep bringing opportunities and business like yours to Maryland, so that we can continue building and diversifying our economy.”
Moore has been intentional about face time with South Carolina Democrats before. Last summer, he was one of several potential…
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