Jo Jorgensen Begins Building Grassroots Organization for Possible 2028 Presidential Bid

Jo Jorgensen’s exploratory campaign has started recruiting supporters to solicit donations and develop a grassroots draft movement around a possible 2028 bid for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination.

In a July 17 email forwarded to Independent Political Report, Jorgensen’s exploratory campaign asked early supporters to approach people in their personal networks and encourage them to join calls for Jorgensen to run, as well as help raise money for a possible campaign. The appeal was sent by Jake Porter, a member of the Libertarian Party of Iowa and newly elected member of the Libertarian National Committee’s Audit Committee who is serving as campaign manager during the exploratory phase.

Porter said the early effort seeks to build sufficient support for a potential candidacy while creating the “financial foundation” needed to run. He also praised “word-of-mouth” as the organization’s most effective tool at this stage, calling a recommendation from a trusted friend more meaningful than traditional political advertising.

“Real change doesn’t come from the top down,” the email reads. “It starts with genuine conversations between friends.”

Jorgensen first announced the formation of an exploratory committee in a May 27 statement, saying she had spent several months considering another presidential run. She said she opted to first pursue the committee route to better listen to supporters, evaluate the path ahead, and begin constructing the organization necessary for a possible campaign before formally entering the field.

Jorgensen was previously the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 2020, winning the nomination on the fourth round of voting. She appeared on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia with vice presidential nominee Spike Cohen and received more than 1.8 million votes nationally. She was also the party’s 1996 vice presidential nominee alongside Harry Browne and its 1992 nominee for South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District.

The exploratory campaign said it would be contacting current volunteers and donors with additional details in the near future.

Editorial note: Jake Porter provides volunteer website hosting and consulting services for Independent Political Report. He neither contributed to nor was consulted for this article.