Vance's midterm rally blitz draws attention from GOP insiders weighing 2028 predictions

Vice President JD Vance spent the final stretch before the midterms campaigning in New York and Ohio on Monday, and his heavy travel schedule is prompting Republican strategists and insiders to ask what it signals about a possible 2028 presidential bid. The 42-year-old is working to help the GOP hold both chambers of Congress, according to Fox News.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, a Minnesota Republican, told Fox News Digital that Vance has visited nearly 50 battleground districts and states this cycle. Emmer called the vice president a workhorse and said his pace is easy to overlook next to President Donald Trump's. Since the party's midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 10, Vance has headlined 19 rallies, after dozens of other stops around the country earlier on.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the travel strengthens Vance's credentials, but he pointed to fundraising as the bigger edge. Vance serves as finance chair of the Republican National Committee, which Spicer described as a first for a vice president. Spicer predicted that Vance's web of donors would be a major asset if he enters the 2028 race.

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