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Ranking the Republican 2028 contenders (The Hill)
The Hill ^ | 09/06/2026 | by Niall Stanage 09/06/26 06:00 AM ET

Posted on 09/07/2026 8:58:38 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd

President Trump dominates the political landscape, holding off lame-duck status for now.

But some signs are emerging that prominent members of his party are readying 2028 presidential bids. Those moves are only likely to accelerate after November’s midterms.

A post-Trump landscape will be tricky to navigate. The president has transformed his party during his decade in political life, shifting its policy positions on topics from immigration to trade, and transforming the tenor in which it conducts debate.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 2028

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Here are The Hill's ranked Republican 2028 contenders:
  1. Vice President Vance
  2. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
  3. Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas)
  4. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
  5. Donald Trump Jr.
  6. Tucker Carlson
  7. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
  8. Sen. Tom Cotton (Ark.)
  9. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
  10. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
 

1 posted on 09/07/2026 8:58:38 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd
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2 posted on 09/07/2026 9:00:14 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (TDS: Trump Deification Syndrome)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Any of the top four would be fine by me.


3 posted on 09/07/2026 9:01:36 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: fhayek

I like Cruz, but he is a poor campaigner.


4 posted on 09/07/2026 9:02:41 AM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: Responsibility2nd

Vance, Rubio and DeSantis. Cruz is a very distant 4th.


5 posted on 09/07/2026 9:03:01 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: Responsibility2nd

Donald Trump Jr. was born before Ivana Trump became a US citizen.


6 posted on 09/07/2026 9:06:23 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: fhayek

Yes. And 5 and 6 are absolute dealbreakers. No way.


7 posted on 09/07/2026 9:07:29 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (TDS: Trump Deification Syndrome)
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To: fhayek

...lame duck, defined.....

“A lame duck president is an outgoing president nearing the end of their term, especially after a successor has been elected, whose impending departure weakens their ability to push legislation or gain congressional support.”

Indeed, Mr. Trump could hardly be considered as a lame duck president...!!! he still has a lot of items on his agenda that he wants to see accomplished during the remainder of his term!!


8 posted on 09/07/2026 9:07:31 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: fhayek

...lame duck, defined.....

“A lame duck president is an outgoing president nearing the end of their term, especially after a successor has been elected, whose impending departure weakens their ability to push legislation or gain congressional support.”

Indeed, Mr. Trump could hardly be considered as a lame duck president...!!! he still has a lot of items on his agenda that he wants to see accomplished during the remainder of his term!!


9 posted on 09/07/2026 9:07:35 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: JSM_Liberty

So does that make him an anchor baby?

What’s your point?


10 posted on 09/07/2026 9:11:02 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (TDS: Trump Deification Syndrome)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Vice President Vance
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Probably the top 3. And if DeSantis didn’t screw up last election, he may have been #1.


11 posted on 09/07/2026 9:12:01 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: Fai Mao

I used to like him, but he’s a talk a good game (most of the time) and get nothing done type of guy.


12 posted on 09/07/2026 9:12:45 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: Responsibility2nd

Honestly I can’t believe I like Rubio as much as I do. As a senator I hated him, but it appears he has learned a lot and Trump has taught him well.


13 posted on 09/07/2026 9:13:23 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: Responsibility2nd

Five through seven, absurd.


14 posted on 09/07/2026 9:13:55 AM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: for-q-clinton

Don’t Reagan “screw up” the 1976 primay? Don’t count DeSantis. We are lucky to have a deep bench for ‘28.


15 posted on 09/07/2026 9:15:04 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“What’s your point?”

There are some people that believe that to be a natural born citizen, both parents need to have been citizens at the time of birth.


16 posted on 09/07/2026 9:16:19 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: Responsibility2nd

Tucker Carlson, Brian Kemp? That tells you what the Crap Hill is nothing but a piece of crap.


17 posted on 09/07/2026 9:16:42 AM PDT by Fungi
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To: JSM_Liberty
There are some people that believe that to be a natural born citizen, both parents need to have been citizens at the time of birth.

Then that eliminates Rubio as neither of his parents were US citizens when he was born.

Some people are ignorant.

18 posted on 09/07/2026 9:19:53 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (TDS: Trump Deification Syndrome)
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To: Sirius Lee

Dont discount DeSantis.


19 posted on 09/07/2026 9:21:10 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

No, he is recognized as a citizen based upon the fact that his father is an American citizen. That would be true, even if birthright citizenship didn’t exist at the time or is later overturned.


20 posted on 09/07/2026 9:22:13 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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