How JD Vance already took a giant step toward locking up 2028 Republican nomination for president
WASHINGTON — The Republican world is swimming in rumors about 2028 — but Vice President Vance keeps rising to the top. Vance’s unprecedented post as Republican National Committee finance chair gives the 40-year-old a leg up to be President Trump’s successor, GOP insiders told The Post, with some going as far as arguing he will be the sure-fire choice.“If he puts the RNC fundraising machine into overdrive and the party over-performs in 2026, he’ll solidify himself as the next GOP torchbearer.That is, if he stays in the good graces of you know who,” one source close to the White House said. Republican strategist Dennis Lennox went further: “The idea that Vance is not going to be the Republican nominee in 2028 is absurd.“Holding all the primaries and caucuses and the convention in Houston will waste time and money that would otherwise be spent on defeating the Democrat nominee,” Lennox added.
“The RNC might as well cancel the 2028 primaries and caucuses at this point.”No Republicans — or Democrats — have officially dropped their names into the 2028 hat yet, but Vance could possibly face Republicans like Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley in the primaries, and Democrats like California Gov.Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov.Josh Shapiro in the general election.Some unexpected Republicans, including those in Trump’s orbit, could always jump in and challenge the veep for his position if they see blood in the water, but Vance has a path forward if he doesn’t get off course.Despite being term-limited and having hand-picked the veep, Trump, 78, has refused to say whether Vance will be his immediate successor, telling Fox News in February that he’s not a shoo-in — but that he’s “very capable.”Just months into the administration, Vance has also not made big waves in pushing his name forward, saying he needs to shore up wins first to prove himself.“If I do really well for the next four years, everything else ...