US Politics
The Heir Apparent? Early 2028 GOP Jockeying Reveals a Party Defined by Trump, and Little Else
Vice President JD Vance was interrupted by chants of 'JD 48' at the Republican midterm convention, solidifying his status as a 2028 frontrunner in a wide-open field where supporters also mentioned Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Ron DeSantis. This early jockeying for a post-Trump future reveals a party so defined by one man that envisioning a successor creates profound uncertainty, a dangerous fragility for a major political institution in a democracy.
