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https://nypost.com/2025/03/22/us-news/how-jd-vance-took-a-giant-step- toward-locking-up-2028-republican-nomination-for-president-already/
WASHINGTON — The Republican world is swimming in rumors about 2028 — but
Vice President Vance keeps rising to the top.
Vance’s unprecedented post as Republican National Committee finance chair
gives the 40-year-old a leg up to be President Trump’s successor, GOP
insiders told The Post, with some going as far as arguing he will be the sure-fire choice.
“If he puts the RNC fundraising machine into overdrive and the party over- performs in 2026, he’ll solidify himself as the next GOP torchbearer. That
is, if he stays in the good graces of you know who,” one source close to
the White House said.
Republican strategist Dennis Lennox went further: “The idea that Vance is
not going to be the Republican nominee in 2028 is absurd.
“Holding all the primaries and caucuses and the convention in Houston will waste time and money that would otherwise be spent on defeating the
Democrat nominee,” Lennox added.
“The RNC might as well cancel the 2028 primaries and caucuses at this
point.”
No Republicans — or Democrats — have officially dropped their names into
the 2028 hat yet, but Vance could possibly face Republicans like Mike
Pompeo and Nikki Haley in the primaries, and Democrats like former Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in the general election.
Some unexpected Republicans, including those in Trump’s orbit, could
always jump in and challenge the veep for his position if they see blood
in the water, but Vance has a path forward if he doesn’t get off course.
Despite being term-limited and having hand-picked the veep, Trump, 78, has refused to say whether Vance will be his immediate successor, telling Fox
News in February that he’s not a shoo-in — but that he’s “very capable.”
Just months into the administration, Vance has also not made big waves in pushing his name forward, saying he needs to shore up wins first to prove himself.
“If I do really well for the next four years, everything else will take
care of itself. . . . Now, like, yeah, in two and a half years, will that become harder? Will people be more focused on politics than on what the
White House is maybe doing that particular day? Maybe,” Vance told NBC
News last week.
The former Ohio senator and best-selling author has had a large role in
the White House so far, making himself front-and-center in Trump’s foreign policy agenda — and has been bullish on biting those who oppose the
president’s message.
He went to the Munich Security Conference to deliver a message on Trump’s vision for Europe — and clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelensky in an unprecedented shouting match in the Oval Office.
“I mean, man, if I was like a central figure to getting the Russia-Ukraine crisis solved, who gives a s–t what I do after this?” Vance told NBC, indicating he sees himself as a big component of Trump’s foreign policy
agenda.
“That’s kind of the attitude I take. So I’m very focused on doing a good
job.”
‘A litmus test’
The RNC finance chair position is the first time a sitting vice president
has been appointed to the post and will allow Vance to get more face time
with donors and Republicans.
But the responsibility of shoring up cash for the tight-margin midterms
may be a testing ground for the newly minted VP to see how he does with
leading the GOP apparatus — and his fate does still ultimately rest with
the Trump seal of approval, insiders say.
A Vance ally expressed optimism with his position already, telling The
Post that the finance chair position might be helpful on the “margins,”
but he has already had access to donors and Republicans during his
campaign run with Trump.
“If he can ride the MAGA wave, collect some wins and focus on building relationships with lawmakers that will have his back, he should be able to slide into the nomination,” a second source close to the White House said.
“The downside will be if we have a tough fundraising cycle in ’26, he’ll
have a target on his back,” the insider went on. “Probably a litmus test
he doesn’t even know he’s in the middle of.”
Republicans are already talking about how they will deliver major wins in
2026 and secure the House and Senate again, hopefully with larger margins
that allow for more wiggle room to get Trump’s agenda through.
Trump has said he has over $600 million in fundraising dollars that he
could use for the midterms, and that he’s already directed his staff to
hit the phones and campaign against the Democrats for 2026.
“I think we’re going to really increase our margins by a lot,” the
president predicted in February.
“Last year, President Trump won an historic election victory, taking back
the White House and helping Republicans regain control of the Senate and
retain control of the House,” Vance said in a statement about his
appointment.
“But to fully enact the MAGA mandate and President Trump’s vision that
voters demanded, we must keep and grow our Republican majorities in 2026.”
The race for congressional spots will also be an opportunity for those
newly aboard the Trump train to prove their loyalties, especially those in
the tech and business world who have contributed millions to the
president’s campaign.
“This is a chance for JD and his team to be on the same page with the president’s large donor network,” one source close to Mar-a-Lago affairs
said.
“That, and I believe the president wants to see if these executives in
‘Little Tech’ actually became Republicans and will give toward the
midterms or if they just purchased expensive tickets after the election to
get a favorable regulatory environment.”
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