Posted on 11/03/2025 4:12:21 AM PST by Red Badger
Vice President J.D. Vance received overwhelming support for a potential 2028 presidential run during a live taping of The Megyn Kelly Show in Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this week. The event, part of Kelly’s national tour, featured several prominent conservative figures and drew a large audience to Dickies Arena.
During the discussion, which was released Friday as a podcast episode, Kelly and her guests debated the political landscape looking ahead to the 2028 election.
Panelists included media host Glenn Beck and political analyst Mark Halperin, among others.
The conversation turned to Vice President Vance’s prospects as a future presidential candidate and his standing within the Republican Party as President Donald Trump’s running mate and second-in-command.
Kelly noted that President Trump has occasionally mentioned both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio when asked about potential successors but questioned whether any other candidate could seriously challenge the vice president in a Republican primary.
“Trump gets asked this question, he says, yeah JD, yes, or Marco. He always throws Marco in there, who we love. But is there realistically any way that Marco gets it over JD?” Kelly asked.
Halperin then turned to the audience to gauge their views.
“I’m going to ask you all to vote by show of hands. If you’re uncomfortable voting in front of the others, you can close your eyes as you vote. Raise your hand if you’d like JD Vance to be the nominee,” he said.
The response was immediate.
The audience erupted into cheers, and a wave of raised hands filled the arena.
Halperin followed up by asking who would prefer another candidate.
“Okay, next to no one, right?” he said after observing only a few hands raised in the crowd.
Halperin noted the unprecedented level of enthusiasm for a sitting vice president so far ahead of an election cycle.
He compared Vance’s position within the Republican Party to past vice presidents who struggled to consolidate early support.
“There’s never been a situation like this,” Halperin said.
“Incumbent vice president, Bush 41, Reagan’s vice president. Not only did Reagan not endorse him until after the nomination fight was over, but literally at the endorsement event, you can go watch it on YouTube on C-SPAN, he called him, ‘I’m here to endorse my vice president, George Bosch.’ So he mispronounced his name.”
Halperin continued, referencing other administrations.
“Clinton made his life miserable. When Biden was vice president, Obama said, ‘sorry, I’m endorsing Hillary.’
We’ve never had an incumbent vice president with the full support to do all the things he does — overseas trips, domestic trips, political operation, finance chair of the Republican National Committee.”
Polling data supports the sentiment expressed at the Fort Worth event.
According to the RealClearPolitics polling average, Vice President Vance currently holds a dominant lead in early 2028 hypothetical matchups, with an advantage of 36.7 percentage points over his nearest potential challenger.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign for the presidency in 2024, trails with 10.3 percent support.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio follows at 9.3 percent.
Rubio has publicly praised Vance’s leadership and suggested he would support him should he pursue the presidency.
Speaking to Fox News in July, Rubio said, “Well I think J.D. Vance would be a great nominee. And if, you know, if he decides he wants to do that. And so, you know, I think he’s doing a great job as vice president. He’s a close friend and I hope he intends to do it.”
The discussion in Fort Worth highlighted the growing confidence among conservatives in Vice President Vance’s political trajectory as President Trump’s second term progresses.
With strong polling, early public enthusiasm, and support from key Republican figures, Vance’s potential candidacy is shaping up as a dominant force ahead of the 2028 election cycle.
Yeah, nothing like communicating with seldom used words.
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Gives an incentive to those with limited vocabularies to enhance their communication skills!
I had a friend who would consult an unabridged dictionary once each day, then work an obscure word into a conversation. He enjoyed the eye-rolls.
DeSantis might be a good cabinet member, but he just doesn’t have the charisma to be a presidential candidate.
They are often prolix and orotund.
veritably
Agree, he doesn't want everything he does reversed immediately. I like J.D. and I like that he is out there speaking and answering questions so people can get comfortable with him. Most VP's aren't very public and if when they are they act stupid and do nothing, Kamala comes to mind.
Nixon 1960
As I recall, TR did endorse Taft 1908 (not VP Fairbanks) but did run against him 1912.
Martin Van Buren 1836
John Adams 1796
DeSantis’s term as gov. ends in 2026. By election year 2028, he will be forgotten and Vance and Rubio will be the front runners.....Puissance be damned....(whatever the hell that means)
That was then. This is now. When the facts change, opinions change. JD was not a DJT fan nice upon a time
I had a friend who would consult an unabridged dictionary once each day, then work an obscure word into a conversation. He enjoyed the eye-rolls.
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I also had a friend who was fond of using words no one else in our gang knew the meaning of. This was when we were all in our late teens. He did it just to get a rise out of us, but a few, including me, actually took it as a challenge and damn if it didn’t become helpful and interesting!
It burns to see how often words like “bombshell” is used in headlines. The vocabulary span of journalism is surprisingly limited.
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