Of Course JD Vance Will Run in 2028

The latest Washington parlor theory making the rounds — in large part because of a Washington Post report by Natalie Allison and John Hudson — is that JD Vance is having second thoughts about running for president in 2028. Don’t bet on him not running.

To start with, the Post implies more than it says. In a report running over 1,200 words, we get only one paragraph on Vance’s thinking about whether to run:

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The latest Washington parlor theory making the rounds — in large part because of a Washington Post report by Natalie Allison and John Hudson — is that JD Vance is having second thoughts about running for president in 2028. Don’t bet on him not running.

To start with, the Post implies more than it says. In a report running over 1,200 words, we get only one paragraph on Vance’s thinking about whether to run: