Posted on 11/09/2025 11:31:00 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is privately telling confidants that JD Vance is the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination and that he’d support the vice president if he chose to run, according to two people close to the administration.
Rubio’s private comments are a vivid example of how some Republicans are already gaming out a post-Trump succession battle, less than one year into the president’s term.
The question of succession is especially relevant following Tuesday’s election results in which the GOP underperformed, leading to widespread concern that without Trump himself on the ballot, Republicans are unable to generate enough enthusiasm to win.
James Blair, Trump’s political director for his 2024 presidential campaign, advised any 2028 contenders to first think about the midterm elections.
“If you’re a Republican that wants to run in 2028 right now, you need to focus on keeping Republicans in power for 2026. I think the number one thing everybody can do is focus on the team and helping their team and not focus on themselves,” Blair told Dasha Burns for POLITICO’s “The Conversation.”
“Voters will sniff out anybody who has seemed to be sort of focused on themselves,” said Blair, who now serves as deputy chief of staff.
Vance said last week he has “joked” about him and Rubio being on the same ticket for 2028, but that it is too early to tell. “There’s not going to be any tension,” on who will be on top of the ticket, Vance said on the New York Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast.
...Vance added, noting that Trump “mentioned” the possibility of a joint ticket “six months ago.” “I mentioned it to the secretary in jest, but it feels so premature, because we’re still so early,” Vance said.
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Vance will be fine if we manage to hang on to the House of Representatives (a challenging task based on historical trends and the existing narrow margin).
If we have a bad mid-term all bets are off and the nomination is wide open....
I know that many won’t like this, but it would seem to be a sign of something (and not a good sign) of what our country is becoming if our First Lady was Hindu.
Vance vs. Newsom
Reading anything from Politico is like sticking your nose into a toilet at a Greyhound station...
“I know that many won’t like this, but it would seem to be a sign of something (and not a good sign) of what our country is becoming if our First Lady was Hindu.”
I worked with a Hindu. Aside from not being terribly open with technical knowledge, he was a fine person. Not sure what issue you find with Hindus?
I am convinced AOC will be the Democrat nominee.
The Democrat establishment has lost control of their party—their Biden coverup and Harris coronation fiasco in 2024 was the last straw.
Certainly a fall from the values and integrity exhibited by first ladies like Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama...
Like a good Christian, he is working to convert his wife & save her soul.
Or even a President’s third wife who posed nude for a magazine cover.
I like Vance—but he really does not want to go there.
There are pictures of the family visiting India with the children dressed in Indian garb—not a good look.
He needs to stay off that topic.
Elaborate please.
Usha is a lawyer. Her father is a mechanical engineer. Her mother is a molecular biologist. So she grew up in a upper-middle class lifestyle in San Diego.
JD had to scrape to get to where he is today. His family literally had nothing in Appalachia.
It’s simple. Vance is stronger for the primary but Rubio would much stronger in the general. 28 is as important as 24.
Gavin Newsom.
They failed with Harris and Hillary.
They are not going to repeat their mistake the third time with AOC in 2028.
She would convert if she became First Lady.
Hard to imagine a modern, US educated person believes in the Hindu gods in a literal sense. I don’t see very many modern Italians worshipping Jupiter.
Something to consider.
Potentially, the ceiling is higher with Rubio because he'll do better with independents while keeping the MAGA coalition intact.
I just think that it's worth noting, as a warning if nothing else, that our country which used to at least claim to be primarily Christian is now becoming a mixture of atheist/agnostic/Hindu/Buddhist/Muslim.
I don't think that's good. Your mileage may vary.
I do not think “they” (which presumably means the big donors) get to pick the Democrat nominee this time so it won’t matter what “they” think.
For the Democrats I expect rank and file high turnout and high engagement carrying AOC through primary season.
No “rational” calculus will be involved—just leftist passion.
There are hundreds of Hindu gods right?
That is just too much data for modern folks to absorb.
Lol.
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