The Road to 2028 May Go Through Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher has spent decades needling Silicon Valley's most powerful figures, and she's now positioning herself as a must-stop venue for 2028 presidential hopefuls, reports the AP. The tech journalist-turned-podcaster—known for making Mark Zuckerberg sweat and trading texts with Elon Musk back when they were still speaking—is leveraging her expanded media footprint (multiple podcasts, a national tour, CNN documentary, a guest-host slot on The View) into political clout. Democrats eyeing the White House, including Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Rahm Emanuel, and Pete Buttigieg, have already sat for long-form grillings in her basement studio in Washington, DC. "We get called by all the presidential candidates," the 63-year-old Swisher tells the AP, which notes "her trademark high self-regard was on display." She adds: "We're going to get to all of them."

"She's emerged as a larger cultural force, especially at a time where there's such anger at the tech billionaires and tech arrogance," California Rep. Ro Khanna says. The AP notes that Pivot, her show with Scott Galloway, began as a tech-and-business podcast but now routinely veers into politics as those worlds collide over AI, IPOs, and platform power. Swisher says she wants to be a cross-partisan draw—even as her sharp takes on President Trump and some Republicans raise questions about how far that reach can go, and whether what she's doing is journalism or personality-driven "reported analysis." For a deeper look at her influence and ambitions, read the full AP piece.