JD Vance is Republicans’ 2028 pace carWOLF: Democrats will have a wide-open field with no clear leader in 2028. BRADNER: I’m not sure President Trump is actually joking. He is attached to President Trump for all four years. Who do you think Republicans view as the most likely non-White-House Republican that could make a run against somebody like Vance? And then I think political moves that are designed to allow potential presidential candidates to stake out some of their own ground, the way (California Gov.)

Source: CNN December 28, 2025 13:33 UTC