Democratic strategist James Carville forecast on “Conversations with Bill Kristol” on Friday that Vice President JD Vance would likely be the Republican presidential nominee in 2028.
Vance appears well-positioned to secure the Republican presidential nomination in 2028, CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said in August, citing his huge lead in early polling and the historic success of sitting vice presidents when seeking their party’s nomination. Carville argued on the “Never-Trump” conservative’s podcast that Vance was ambitious and talented and likely on a glide path to the nomination unless President Donald Trump were to turn on him.
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“He’s consolidating everything. I just don’t see — he’s ingratiated himself to all of these internal groups. He’s a person of some — it’s not my cup of tea — but he’s obviously a person of considerable ambition and talent,” Carville told Kristol. “And he’s plotting his course. I don’t see anybody that’s going to be able to — unless Trump were to blow up at him or something like that would happen, I don’t know … It’s really hard to see him not being a nominee in 2028.”
“Interesting,” Kristol replied. “Interesting.”
Trump asserted during an August White House ceremony that Vance was “probably favored” to carry the Make America Great Again [MAGA] mantle in 2028.
“I think [Secretary of State] Marco [Rubio] is also somebody that maybe would get together with JD in some form,” Trump said. “I also think we have incredible people, some of the people on the stage right here.”
Rubio said on Fox News’ “My View with Lara Trump” in July that “JD Vance would be a great nominee” if he were to run for the presidency.
Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson also predicted in March that Vance would be the Republican nominee, while political analyst Mark Halperin forecast in May that Vance and Rubio would lead the ticket.
Moreover, the vice president’s role as the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) finance chair boosts his standing as the likely frontrunner, GOP strategists and pundits told the Daily Caller News Foundation in March.
Furthermore, Republican strategist Scott Jennings said he would be shocked if Vance did not secure the nomination while speaking at the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School on Thursday. He also asserted Trump’s support would be critical for the vice president.
“It would be shocking to me if JD Vance wasn’t the nominee of the Republican Party, provided that he and the president have a good relationship and this president continues to be viewed by Republicans as operating in the way they approve of, which they overwhelmingly do,” Jennings said.
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