DAVID MARCUS: What JD Vance told me about 2028, Rubio and the future of MAGA

TPUSA goes 'all in' for Vance in 2028 'The Charlie Kirk Show' executive producer Andrew Kolvet says Turning Points USA is 'all in' behind Vice President JD Vance for 2028, honoring Charlie’s vision of coalition-building and open debate. Although Vice President JD Vance might not agree, many observers saw his barn burner of a capstone speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest this weekend in Phoenix as the first major moment of the 2028 presidential election. But was Vance crowned as the nominee? It’s complicated. Anna, in her 30s and a longtime AmFest attendee, was all in on Vance after the speech. "I live in Florida and I love Gov. DeSantis, but he is too right wing for the whole country," she told me. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance arrive for President Donald Trump to sign an executive order on foster children and families in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., November 13, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Paul, in his 50s and attending his first TPUSA event, sounded a similar sentiment, saying, "Who else is there? I don’t see why we wouldn’t just stick with what is already working." BYRON DONALDS URGES CONSERVATIVES TO ‘FOCUS ON THE MISSION’ AT AMERICAFEST AFTER 2025 SETBACKS Almost everyone I spoke to, and I spoke to a lot of people, shared this view. The exception was Kelli, who is 55 and fiercely proud that her two kids in their 20s have remained staunch conservatives in bright blue Seattle. She likes Vance, but said, "I think he has to earn it. We need a real primary." Something unique is happening here. After the 2022 midterm disaster for the Republicans, I asked GOP voters who supported both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis if they wanted everyone to go all in for their guy or if they wanted a fight. Everyone chose the latter, but that isn’t true today. VIVEK RAMASWAMY CRITICIZES POCKETS OF 'ONLINE RIGHT' FIXATED ON HERITAGE IN TURNING POINT ADDRESS It isn’t so much Vance himself who is garnering near universal support at AmFest, it is the Trump administration, the team the president has assembled. More so than any presidential election since Vice President Al Gore ran in 2000, this is shaping up to be a race for a third term. Is a Vance/Rubio 2028 ticket possible? (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) In the English language, we don’t have a lot of pleasant-sounding words for a small group of people who maintain power. Utterances like "regime" and "cabal" come off negative, but there is nothing undemocratic about this idea, it's just a bit untraditional. In an age in which Congress can’t pass a resolution to tie its own shoes, many voters are looking to the executive branch for consistency and continuity. JD VANCE SHUTS DOWN MAGA SUCCESSION CHATTER AFTER MUSK REPORT I asked Vance himself about this theory and if he saw himself as running for a third Trump term. "Honestly, it feels disloyal to even...

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