Can The Rock Really Beat Kamala Harris in 2028? Here’s What’s Happening!

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What to know:

  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has surpassed Kamala Harris as a leading Democratic contender in the 2028 presidential race on Polymarket.
  • Shares betting on Johnson’s victory are trading at 7 cents, implying a 7% chance of winning the nomination, placing him fourth in the race.
  • Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market, announced an investment from 1789 Capital and added Donald Trump Jr. to its advisory board.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a man whose muscles are as big as his charisma, has somehow managed to elbow out former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as the leading Democratic contender for the 2028 presidential race. This shocking development is unfolding on Polymarket, a decentralized betting platform where people wager on, well, who’s going to end up in the White House.

As of now, shares betting on Johnson’s victory are trading at a modest 7 cents. This implies there’s a 7% chance-yes, just 7%-of the man who once suplexed opponents for a living securing the Democratic nomination. Not bad for a guy who’s mainly known for his eyebrow raises and jaw-dropping movie roles, right? Still, he’s in fourth place, trailing behind Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Pete Buttigieg.

Kamala Harris? Well, she’s hanging out in fifth place with a 5% chance, surrounded by names like Andy Beshear, which doesn’t exactly scream “front-runner.” Meanwhile, Tim Waltz, Michelle Obama, and Mark Cuban are all bunched together at the 1% mark. Who knew the future of the nation would come down to such thrilling numbers?

Polymarket, in case you weren’t aware, is the kind of platform where people can bet on everything from elections to asset price swings. It’s like Wall Street, but with less expensive suits and more speculation about who will be in charge of the free world.

And just when you thought things couldn’t get any juicier, Polymarket also announced that it’s secured a hefty investment from 1789 Capital. Oh, and Donald Trump Jr. is now part of its advisory board. Because why wouldn’t the son of the former president want to help people predict the future with a little money on the line?

I was asked to run for President

In 2023, Johnson revealed that several parties had approached him, asking if he would run for U.S. President after a poll revealed that a staggering 46% of Americans might actually support him. Yes, folks, nearly half of America might be ready for “The Rock” to take the White House. In his own words, Johnson was “really blown away” by the idea, and hey, who wouldn’t be?

“That was an interesting poll that happened, and I was really moved by that,” Johnson said, probably while flexing in front of a mirror. “At the end of the year in 2022, I got a visit from the parties asking me if I was going to run, and if I could run,” Johnson added, clearly trying to keep his cool while thinking about the possibility of becoming the most famous president to ever step into the Oval Office. The news came straight from his appearance on Trevor Noah’s new Spotify podcast, What Now?

Despite this unexpected surge in interest, The Rock, who identifies as a centrist and political independent, endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 but chose to keep his options open in the years that followed. After all, being both a Hollywood superstar and a social media marketing mogul with a following of 392 million people on Instagram gives him quite the edge-who needs to run ads when you’ve got “promo skills” that could knock out political rivals with a single eyebrow raise?

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2025-08-28 11:03