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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.
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Trump is a business guy with a vision.
Clear succession policy is good business.
“When Biden was vice president, Obama said, ‘sorry, I’m endorsing Hillary.’ “
Joe got him back by immediately endorsing Kameltoe after he dropped out. Joe is one vindictive SOB. He’d rather screw the whole party than acquiesce to a selection process.
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Let me repeat-Rubio is needed for the long term permanent transformation of South America. He could do it as El Presidente of Cuba. Imagine Cuba on the transformation fast-track. Give them the oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as they will steadily need more energy. Throw in all the old Ford Fiestas and Broncos languishing in our wrecking yards to fix so that they stay locked in to American autos. Send Spanish speaking MAGA teenagers down there for the summer to answer questions about capitalism. Better yet gut the Peace Corps and put the remainder there to pretend they know better.
Rubio supporting JD now is smart. Rubio may just lock himself as Sec State for another 8 years. Not a bad gig and who knows in 8 years, might be his turn. If not, he’s fine.
I think DeSantis has more fighting spirit than Vance or Rubio, and it’s the fighting spirit that lifts Trump beyond staggering intellect, puissance, and moral and intellectual clarity.
Don’t underestimate his Internet game. He has embraced the memes and turned one of them into a Halloween costume...including the riff about thanking people like the zelensky barb and turning around in a circle. I didn’t get what that circle thing was about until I saw the meme. People loved it especially younger crowd .
Desantis doesn’t have the personality and neither does Rubio .. a lot will happen before next election but at this point Vance is the standout
I think DeSantis has more fighting spirit than Vance or Rubio, and it’s the fighting spirit that lifts Trump beyond staggering intellect, puissance, and moral and intellectual clarity.
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Yes, puissance is a good word seldom used. Thank you!
Trump is a business guy with a vision.
Clear succession policy is good business.
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So true. Most politicians today have been damaged by the political science mindset which means they’re very skilled as obfuscation, and deception. Useless, and often dangerous to the principles of Republican governance.
JD has the experiences of life, IQ, common horse sense, work ethic, humility, and love of country; thus the ability to lead America. IMO
Desantis sees the economic aspects of government clearly but lacks national leadership skills, not inspiring enough to get many Liberty focused voters out of their comfy chairs IMHO. Better GOP governor than most.
Also has a faint whiff of GOPe on him, IMHO (like Rubio), IMHO and I would fear a ¡Jeb!-like moment: “Please clap...”
But I could be humbly wrong.
maybe he’ll grow a beard?
I was told by someone on this forum recently that ‘as a Jew, JD scares the hell out of me’. Not sure what the implied meaning was, but suffice it to say Vance will have a well funded challenger in 2028.
Not this Jew. JD stands strongly for YESHUA.
I like Vance—but expect him to tap dance on “the issue”.
Both sides of it have major influence within the party—and he is going to try to placate all of them.
He will be very pro- Israel as I am, but aid should come to an end. For Israel’s sake also, as it makes them a dependent of us.
The problem is that there are elements of the GOP that will declare any reduction (much less elimination) of aid to Israel as anti-semitic.
Vance will try to find a middle ground (perhaps the one you proposed) but it will generate some heat.
Yeah, nothing like communicating with seldom used words.
Rubio? The same guy that had Never Trump, Lincoln Project member running his campaign in 2016? No thank you.
Rubio’s speeches can inspire. He can do it is Spanish to people who’ve had nothing to get excited about for 60+ years.
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