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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Italy outlawed paganism and replaced it with Christianity over 1500 years ago.
India is a current Hindu country. That’s reality.
And I wore lederhosen to Oktoberfest! And a Hawaiian shirt to a Luau!
Vance for potus
Rubio for VP or SoS, whichever he prefers.
They’re both doing marvelous jobs.
“I wore lederhosen to Oktoberfest! And a Hawaiian shirt to a Luau!”
I get it—but politics is a blood sport.
How about this...
80% of Asian Indian Americans voted to reelect Obama in 2012.
78% of Asian Indian Americans voted for Hilary Clinton in 2016.
The results in 2020 and 2024 are behind a pay wall.
Back to the topic...
I would wager $100 that 50% of USA voters cannot identify an un-labeled photograph of JD Vance.
So many of the young white women are AWFLS and don’t want children so I think that having a wife from a different culture may encourage more young men to seek women who want to be wives and mothers.
Young men want families and the feminists of this country do not want families and it discourages the men. We need to think about increasing our birth rate.
Vance Has a great teacher it’s a good deal.
We have 3 years to wait. A lot can happen in 1095 days. Let’s just take care of today and what is on our plate right now.
Good points. I haven’t thought about it like that.
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