{"id":2435105,"date":"2025-05-15T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2028-primaries-vance-dominates-harris-buttigieg-fading-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:27:32","slug":"2028-primaries-vance-dominates-harris-buttigieg-fading-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2028-primaries-vance-dominates-harris-buttigieg-fading-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"2028 primaries: Vance dominates, Harris, Buttigieg fading &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2028-primaries-vance-dominates-harris-buttigieg-fading-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-poll-majority-of-americans-less-likely-to-support-disney-over-woke-politics-firing-of-gina-carano\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE POLL: Majority Of Americans Less Likely To Support Disney Over Woke Politics, Firing Of Gina Carano\">recent survey conducted<\/a> by McLaughlin and Associates, Vice President JD Vance appears to be leading the field for the 2028 Republican presidential primaries, considerably ahead of Donald Trump Jr. and Marco Rubio. Vance secured 43% support, compared to Trump Jr.&#8217;s 14%. On the Democratic side, former Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a slim lead at 30%, though her support has diminished from previous months. Rising contenders among Democrats include alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California governor Gavin Newsom, both at 8%. Other candidates like Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker are trailing behind. Political analysts state that while itS early to declare front-runners, the dynamics may shift following the upcoming congressional midterms. The potential for Vance&#8217;s candidacy is bolstered by positive reception after a recent speech he delivered at the Munich Security Conference.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">2028 primaries: Vance dominates, Harris, Buttigieg fading<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2101554\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> looks like a good early bet to dominate the 2028 Republican presidential primaries, pulling away from two friends and possible challengers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump Jr.<\/a> and Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the latest McLaughlin and Associates survey <a href=\"https:\/\/mclaughlinonline.com\/pols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/National-April-Presentation-RELEASE-04-29-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shared with Secrets,<\/a> Vance has jumped out to a big lead over Trump Jr., 43% to 14%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3411740\/border-crisis-illegal-immigration-pete-flores-hearing\/\">Border crossings down 99%, even fewer headed to US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3410400\/gop-midterm-elections-democratic-civil-war\/\">GOP set to bust &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-set-to-bust-iron-law-of-midterm-election-failure-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP set to bust \u2018iron law\u2019 of midterm election failure - Washington Examiner\">iron law&#038;rsquo<\/a>; of midterm election failure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3409655\/gun-rights-second-amendment-gop-budget-bill\/\">Gun groups charge betrayal by GOP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Just after the election of President Donald Trump, Vance&rsquo;s lead over Trump Jr. was 25% to 21% in the survey from one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s top pollsters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Graphic courtesy McLaughlin &amp; Assoc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the Democratic side, name recognition has kept former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump last year, in front. But at 30%, she has lost ground from the 35% she held in December and 36% in February.<\/p>\n<p>The two candidates showing some life among the 17 other possible Democratic presidential candidates named in the poll are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and&nbsp;California Gov. Gavin Newsom, tied at 8% and in second place.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Graphic courtesy McLaughlin &amp; Assoc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who this week began testing the political waters for a 2028 run, is in fifth place, dropping from 10% in March to 6% last month. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who ranted against Trump recently in an overnight Senate filibuster, is fourth at 7%.<\/p>\n<p>Pollster John McLaughlin said it is too early to declare anyone a front-runner, saying that the parties need to get through next year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional midterm elections<\/a> before the field becomes clearer.<\/p>\n<p>But the past history of presidential elections and candidate testing of messages is clear: Once a sitting president becomes a lame duck, as Trump is, the jockeying begins. As an example, the edition of <em>U.S. News and World Report<\/em> that followed former President Bill Clinton&rsquo;s reelection in 1996 featured then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush, who went on to win the 2000 GOP primary and the White House.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks at the Munich Security Conference\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pCOsgfINdKg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The positive buzz on Vance has been high ever since he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-perino-calls-out-biden-changed-our-entire-energy-policy-because-greta-thunberg-yelled-at-us\/\" title=\"Dana Perino Calls Out Biden: \u2018Changed Our Entire Energy Policy Because Greta Thunberg Yelled At Us\u2019\">scolded world leaders<\/a> in a controversial speech in Munich three months ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And this week, <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent Byron York quoted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3408875\/jd-vance-republican-nominee-2028-jim-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sen. Jim Banks<\/a> (R-IN) declaring Vance the 2028 nominee. &ldquo;JD Vance will be the nominee in 2028 &mdash; mark my words,&rdquo; said Banks.<\/p>\n<p>In the new survey, Vance is first, Trump Jr. second, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis third, at 6%. Fellow Trump White House insider Rubio is at 2%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2101554\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2101554\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2028 primaries: Vance leads, Harris and Buttigieg decline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2435106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Vance-2028-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55313,4943,4021,15469],"class_list":["post-2435105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-primaries","tag-buttigieg","tag-harris","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-Vance-2028-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435109,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435105\/revisions\/2435109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}