2028 lines being drawn among conservatives as two top names emerge among AmericaFest activists
The 2028 presidential election will potentially be a rumble in the Rust Belt if AmericaFest attendees’ predictions come to pass, with Vice President JD Vance the odds-on favorite to succeed...
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The 2028 presidential election will potentially be a rumble in the Rust Belt if AmericaFest attendees’ predictions come to pass, with Vice President JD Vance the odds-on favorite to succeed President Donald Trump , and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro surpassing California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the most-predicted Democrat nominee. Such a contest would also pit two younger figures against each other – with Shapiro at 52 and Vance at 41 -- while also potentially reshaping the idea of the "blue wall" that Trump shattered in 2024 as Shapiro’s name recognition in Pennsylvania could return the state to the Democrats’ column. For his part, Shapiro has dismissed any curiosity about a White House run, recently telling HBO’s Bill Maher he’s "not an expert" on Beltway politics and "live[s] in the real world in Pennsylvania where we have to balance budgets." But, that sentiment didn’t keep him from being considered more viable for the role than the more gregarious Newsom. 'OBAMA BRO' PODCASTER RAILS AGAINST JD VANCE'S CHANCES IN 2028, CLAIMS 'NO ONE LIKES HIM!' Barbara, from Camarillo, Calif., said she hopes Vance is able to step into President Donald Trump’s shoes, calling him a "great candidate" who comes from the " team that Trump built ." "I think we’re in a good place right now," she said. Barbara also named Shapiro as the most likely Democrat to take that party’s mantle. REPUBLICAN POPULISM CRATERS AS TRUMP STUMBLES, DEMOCRATS SURGE "I think he's going to have the most effect because I don't think anybody else has any credibility." If Shapiro went up against Newsom, she said, "he would wipe the floor with" the Californian. Shapiro has occasionally broken with the far-left, particularly on the issue of antisemitism. But, when New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli wished aloud that the Garden State would be run more like its neighbor across the Delaware, Shapiro hit back that he was fully supporting Gov-elect. Mikie Sherill. TRUMP SAYS JD VANCE WOULD BE 'PROBABL…