SWANTON, Ohio — As Republicans rally ahead of a midterm election that will determine whether the GOP maintains control of both chambers of Congress, Vice President JD Vance is taking to the campaign trail once again to speak with voters in New York and Ohio on Monday. Vance’s role in the midterm blitz has been eyed by many top GOP strategists and insiders who say his actions on the trail could offer insight into what a 2028 run might look like for the 42-year-old vice president. "Vice President Vance is constantly on the road," House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital.
"I believe he's been in just shy of 50 battleground districts and or states this cycle. I mean you look at Donald J. Trump, who's out there constantly.
And of course, people don't maybe notice than the vice president is keeping a schedule himself that is frankly incredibly impressive." EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE VANCE'S INTIMATE CAPITOL HILL HUDDLE AS REPUBLICANS CONFRONT TOUGH MIDTERM TERRAIN Vance has held 19 rallies since the GOP midterm convention in early September and dozens of events across the country prior to the convention in Dallas. His role in the midterm has fueled further speculation about his potential run for president in 2028. Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer explained that his midterm campaign efforts add to his resume, but that his fundraising abilities and his role as finance chair of the Republican National Committee will also be an important advantage that Vance would have in a run for president.
SECOND LADY USHA VANCE KEEPS 'OPEN MIND' AMID JD VANCE 2028 SPECULATION "I think which makes this vice president unique, though, is that it's a combination of the policy chops that you just mentioned, but the political chops," Spicer told Fox News Digital I've noted this over and over again that, like, he is the first vice president to ever be the finance chair of the RNC." "His network of donors is going to be a massive advantage if he runs in '28," he added. TRUMP TOLD DONORS 'WE NEED TO ELECT JD,' SOURCE CONFIRMS, AS HE WEIGHS VANCE OR RUBIO IN 2028 Vance has repeatedly told reporters that he is focused on his current portfolio of work and has shied away from questions concerning a potential run for the Oval Office. He is, however, the favorite in several prediction markets.
President Donald Trump told reporters in late October that he is focused on the midterms before looking at which Republican may run in 2028, saying: "It’s early. We are very early right now. We have to get through the midterms.
We’ll see how it goes." As for the work Vance is doing off the campaign trail, former White House Chief of Staff and former RNC Chairman Reince Priebus compared the responsibilities of former Vice President Kamala Harris to Vance, saying that Vance has had to take charge of more key issues — from leading the anti-fraud task force to negotiating a peace deal in the Middle East. "If you compare it to the portfolio of Kamala Harris, whose first job was to secure the border, it ended up being a complete and total disaster," Priebus told Fox News Digital. "He's a trusted administrator of huge problems facing our country.
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