Vance Reported to Be Seriously Considering Not Running for President in 2028: Allies Say No Decision Has Been Made, With the Iran War and Family Weighing Heavily
CNN reported on November 13 that Vice President JD Vance has given serious consideration to not running for president in 2028. Roughly a dozen allies and advisers close to Vance confirmed the deliberation to CNN. They said Vance has not made a final decision and has set no timeline, that a bid remains firmly on the table, and that some allies believe he is still more likely to run than not.
Considerations cited by the allies include fractures in the MAGA coalition after the midterm elections, the demands of fatherhood, and the Iran war. Vance's fourth child was born this summer. One ally said: "It just may not be his time."
The report echoes Wall Street Journal reporting on November 8-9 that Vance had told associates he had not made up his mind, and that a longtime confidant texted him on Election Day advising him to consider sitting the race out. In the November 3 midterms, Democrats flipped seven Senate seats, including Vance's former Ohio seat, and won the governorships of Georgia and Texas.
Vance is 42. At a CBS town hall in October he had already said there was "a chance" he might never run for president.
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(Source: CNN)
Source: CNN
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Photo: 图：副总统万斯2025年1月官方肖像（资料图）。照片为公共领域作品，Daniel Torok 摄，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The official vice-presidential portrait of JD Vance, January 2025 (file photo). Public domain, by Daniel Torok, via Wikimedia Commons.
