[Responsibility2nd]

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

 

[Responsibility2nd]

[fhayek]

Any of the top four would be fine by me.

[JSM_Liberty]

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

[for-q-clinton]

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.

[for-q-clinton]

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.

[CaptainK]

Five through seven, absurd.

[Fungi]

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

[Robert DeLong]

The can’t do the same for the Democrats, who realluy have no one , even though many will probably run.

[napscoordinator]

No, to number three and number six for sure.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Is Cruz a natural born citizen?

[RetiredArmy]

TUCKER CARLSON??? Are you kidding me!?!??!?!?

[CarolinaReaganFan]

The Hill is a bunch of globalist RINO’s....
Hell No to Ru-bi-o
(still mr amnesty/warmonger)
Vance is a no brainer for 2028
Don Jr should be his vp!

[lone star annie]

DeSantis is my pick. He has taken on the tough issues like illegals and H1-bs. He also exposed the crooks in Congress for insider trading by making them disclose their trades. He also expanded E-verify and passed the Florida Save Act.
Simply beats Mr. Amnesty and a VP that has accomplished nothing.

[Az Joe]

AI

If we limit the field to Democrats who will be under 50 on Election Day 2028, I’d put these five at the top right now. The 2028 field is still very unsettled, so this is a current contender ranking, not a prediction of who will actually run.

Rank Democrat Age in Nov. 2028

1 Pete Buttigieg 46 Already ran a serious national campaign, strong communicator, national donor network, veteran

2 Jon Ossoff 41 Young, senator from Georgia, increasingly national profile, strong in battleground politics

3 Wes Moore 50* Governor of Maryland, military veteran, compelling personal story, national potential

4 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 39 Enormous name recognition, powerful progressive base, exceptional fundraising/grassroots ability

5 Ruben Gallego 48 Arizona senator, Marine combat veteran, Latino, working-class biography, potentially strong Sun Belt appeal

* Important: Moore is technically 50, not under 50, by Election Day 2028—he was born October 15, 1978.

If we use age 50–65 in November 2028 and rank them by their current combination of likelihood of running, national profile, primary strength, and general-election potential, my top five would be:

Rank Democrat Age in 2028 My assessment
1 Gavin Newsom 60 Strongest overall
2 Josh Shapiro 55 Very strong
3 Mark Kelly 64 Very strong
4 Andy Beshear 51 Rising quickly
5 J.B. Pritzker 63 Serious contender

[Az Joe]

Two-tier Republican race:

Tier 1

Vance
Rubio

Tier 2

3. Trump Jr.
4. DeSantis
5. Cruz
6. Glenn Youngkin
7. Tucker Carlson
8. Greg Abbott
9. Vivek Ramaswamy

[TBP]

VAnce’s new welfare program won’t help him.

[longhorn too]

I’m a Texas resident and Ted Cruz would be fine by me, but wasn’t he born in Canada and wouldn’t that disqualify him?

[bigdaddy45]

Has PDJT ruled out running in 2028? Why is he not on this list?

[x]

So it looks like it will be Vance. If it’s not DeSantis. The others are too GOPe (Kemp) or too crazy (Carlson) or too nepo (Trump Jr.) or too neocon (everybody else).