Vance 2028 Is Here
The Atlantic · Jonathan Chait ·
The midterm wave seems to have altered the vice president’s strategy of portraying himself as Donald Trump’s heir.
The midterm wave seems to have altered the vice president’s strategy of portraying himself as Donald Trump’s heir.
J. D. Vance’s strategy, since he became the Republican Party’s vice-presidential nominee in 2024, has been for President Trump to coronate him as his successor. “Donald Trump will ultimately decide who’s going to be the Republican nominee,” Vance told Sean Spicer last month, neatly excising the primary electorate from the decision matrix.
Yet the midterm elections indicate the existence of a market among Republican voters for a 2028 presidential candidate who will distance their campaign from the current administration’s failures. Vance wants to be that Republican, but without forfeiting Trump’s support. How does he manage to do both?
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