Report: MAGA Insiders Unsure Vance Should Run in 2028
Vice President JD Vance and his allies are privately debating whether he should run in 2028. The debate follows sweeping Republican midterm losses, The Wall Street Journal reported.
7 Republican Senate seats flipped to Democrats, including Vance's former Ohio seat.
Democrats also won governorships in Georgia, Texas and Ohio.
A longtime confidant texted Vance on Election Day to consider sitting out.
Major donors told a New York fundraiser they could not back Vance.
Why it matters: Vance entered the midterms as the presumed heir to President Donald Trump. Donors now worry an administration candidate is too tied to Trump, the fundraiser told the Journal.
Republican officials say the losses invite challenges from DeSantis and Cruz.
Axios reported Rubio fielded calls urging a run; he denied planning one.
Democrats won Texas Senate and governor races, putting 40 electoral votes in play.
What’s next: Vance has said pollsters pointed to four fixes: ending the Iran war, cost of living, America First, and changing the Israel relationship. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the post.
Trump has declined to endorse a successor, saying of Vance, "Maybe he won't run."
DeSantis has called the midterms a rebuke of the president and Congress.
Will Vance distance himself from Trump's policies without losing Trump's base?
Will Rubio or DeSantis formally enter the 2028 race?
