Republican Presidential Contenders 2028

One Year Into Second Trump Term, And Speculation About 2028 For Republicans Begins

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The most controversial first year of any Presidency is coming to an end, and already, speculation is rampant about who will be the Republican nominee in 2028.

While Donald Trump has talked at times about defying the 22nd Amendment, which limits Presidents to two elected terms, reality is he is NOT going to run in 2018, and might not even be in office, with the clear signs of his declining mental and physical health.

Already, Erica Kirk, the widow of the assassinated Charlie Kirk of the conservative organization, Turning Point USA, has openly endorsed Vice President JD Vance for the Republican nomination, even though Vance says he is not thinking about the future at this point.

Of course, the odds that JD Vance will succeed to the Presidency before the election seems quite likely. But even if he does, it is not clear that the field of potential Republican Presidential contenders would disappear.

So other than Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be considered the next most likely nominee, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

But there are others as well, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, outgoing Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.

Early Estimation Of Potential Republican Presidential Nominees In 2028

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The Washington Post just published an article on ten potential Republican Presidential contenders to succeed Donald Trump in 2028.

It is a literal horror list!

At the top of the list are Vice President JD Vance, and Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump, Jr.

Vance, already, in six weeks, has compiled a public persona that has not gone over well in public opinion polls, and makes earlier Republican Vice Presidents look better by comparison, including not only broadly respected Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, but also far less impressive Vice Presidents, including Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, and Mike Pence. Only Spiro Agnew, at this point, would rate lower than Vance.

Trump Jr. is not a very smart or impressive individual, who clearly has been harmed over his life by the parental abuses his father visited upon him, with many stories of their difficult relationship.

Once we go beyond these two top contenders, we have Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as number 4; and Kristi Noem, former South Dakota Governor and now Homeland Security Secretary as number 8—both having many negatives in their public record.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (formerly Senator from Florida) as number 5 and Nikki Haley (former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador) as number 6, are comparatively more palatable, but one cannot accept that either really has a great chance for the future. Rubio surving in the Cabinet for four years seems unlikely, and Haley has aliented Trump supporters by her fierce campaign against Trump in 2024.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp at number 3 was a major Trump critic in the past, and outgoing Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin at number 7 did not meet the expectations of many that he was a major player.

Finally, at the bottom two slots of ten listed are former Fox host Tucker Carlson at number 10, and enterpreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (who is running for Ohio Governor in 2026) at number 9. Needless to say, they are both obnoxious beyond the pale, and make everyone else on the list comparatively palatable.

This is an indication of how horrendous the future of the Trump dominated Republican Party looks at this moment in 2025.

But the question is can the Democratic Party recover and offer a real alternative in the future?

Any chance of the survival of the American Republic beyond Donald Trump is a real question, without a clear-cut answer!