JD Vance takes the lead as Trump’s 2028 heir while Rubio fades, insiders say

2026-07-07 03:28 UTC

Polls show JD Vance is far ahead of Marco Rubio in a hypothetical race for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination Donald Trump is reportedly giving increasingly high marks to Vice President JD Vance, strengthening Vance’s chances of securing the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 2028. Vance has been in the spotlight throughout the year, promoting a new memoir about his faith, appearing frequently on TV and negotiating an end to the Iran war — all of which has reportedly caught Trump’s eye. The president, who is said to have openly quizzed friends and associates about whether Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio should succeed him in office, has shifted his tone, insiders told Axios.

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@CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2026-07-07 03:34

Not sure who is worse. Rubio is in favor of lot of the neo-con craziness. But “JD” “Vance” is aligned with freaks like Thiel and Curtis Yarvin and the authors of The Unhumans and the Sovereign Individual. No thanks to all of that shit.

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@Jhex@lemmy.world 2026-07-07 03:44

that’s like choosing between hot vomit and hot poop

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@areakode@riskeratspizza.com 2026-07-07 03:58

Marco, stop trying to make President Rubio happen. It’s not going to happen!

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@EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world 2026-07-07 04:09

Trump is the party and the base is looking for someone with charisma, not another suit. If the field is so flat that Vance or Rubio could become party nominee, then the party is dead. Trump chose Vance because he didn’t want someone who would outshine him. Vance will only be President if Trump croaks.

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@ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-07-07 04:31

Hypothetical is a good description of the 2028 election if we don’t fix this shit.

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@Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 2026-07-07 05:39

How pathetic is your life, when JD Vance is considered more popular than you are?

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@TomMasz@lemmy.world 2026-07-07 07:15

Little Marco was considered a possibility?

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