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‘Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater’: Vance’s 2026 Message Works in 2028 Too

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention was not a formal kickoff to an expected 2028 presidential campaign. But a close look at what he said suggests that, informally, in some respects, that’s exactly what it was.

Vance did not mention his rumored campaign, but he didn’t exactly deny that one was on the way. He brushed off chants of “48” by saying, “We gotta take care of business this November, then we can worry about what comes next.”

If Vance runs, he must perform a difficult trick all vice presidents seeking to follow their boss must do: paint himself as an heir to the president’s legacy while also differentiating himself from the unpopular policies of the administration. In this case, most prominently, the Iran war. 

Vance sought to accomplish this by suggesting Americans should not........

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