With Donald Trump being a lame duck in his final less than 3 years in office?
He is asking around trying to find out who people in his circle think would be the choice to grab the Republican 2028 Presidential Nomination…
Vance IS currently WAY OUT in front, + 29.1 in the polling for Republicans…..
A Vance/Rubio ticket would make Trump happy is the word….
Polling has Newsom ahead of Vance +5……
Haris ahead of Vance by +1….
Vance beats all other Democrats in the early running….
Behind the scenes: Trump enjoys gossiping, revels in playing people off of one another, and freely airs private musings. All five sources who spoke with Axios and relayed Trump’s discussions with them cautioned against interpreting this as Trump souring on Vance.
- “Vance-Rubio is the president’s dream ticket” for 2028 — “and to be clear, that’s Vance on top,” said a Trump adviser whom the president recently asked to share opinions about the top of the ticket.
- “But would Trump be happy with a Rubio-Vance ticket? Absolutely,” the source said.
Zoom in: Vance has political advisers who, if he runs as widely expected, would form the backbone of a 2028 presidential campaign. Rubio lacks that infrastructure — and has made clear he’s fine with Vance being the guy.
- “If JD Vance runs for president, he’s going to be our nominee, and I’ll be one of the first people to support him,” Rubio told Vanity Fair last year.
- Rubio’s posture hasn’t changed. A source said Rubio has communicated that to Vance privately.
- The men are close friends and served together in the Senate — as did their chiefs of staff, who are also friends.
Zoom out: Trump last year made clear that Vance is “most likely” his heir apparent because, “in all fairness, he’s the vice president.”
- But Trump added that his preference is for Rubio to “get together with JD” on the ballot….
Note…
Polling numbers from Real Clear Politics…
image….Photo illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios. Photos: Kevin Dietsch, Bloomberg, Patrick Smith via Getty
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