California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Vice President Vance top their respective parties’ lists of potential 2028 presidential contenders, according to a new CNN poll. In the survey, two-thirds of

The New York Democratic congresswoman would narrowly defeat the likely Republican nominee 51 percent to 49 percent, according to the poll.

Vice President JD Vance has been a loyal lieutenant to President Donald Trump, but the new year will bring new opportunities and challenges should he decide to launch a campaign to become commander in chief.

The Washington Examiner’s Ross O’Keefe said Sunday he’s heard one strategy Erika Kirk and Turning Point will pursue in 2028 is winning over young women voters. He added that if Vance does run for president with the help of this voting bloc, it would make him “a very tough opponent.”

At the Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix last week, the vice president was a heavy favorite, securing the endorsement of CEO Erika Kirk and winning a straw poll of attendees.

Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028 during remarks opening Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference.

Turning Point USA has endorsed Vice President JD Vance as the Republican nominee for the next presidential election.

Grassroots conservatives are “all in” for Vice President JD Vance in 2028, a straw poll from Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest found.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come out ahead of JD Vance for the first time in a 2028 presidential election head-to-head, according to a new poll. A poll from The Argument magazine and Verasight showed that the self-described democratic socialist, a Democrat from New York, would beat the vice president 51 percent to 49 percent.

None of the conference attendees who spoke to NBC News said they were opposed to Vance, who is widely expected to run. The last Republican vice president to run for president at the tail end of his term, George H.W. Bush, won a contested 1988 primary campaign and the presidency, and many Republicans foresee Vance trying to follow the same path.

Recently endorsed by Charlie Kirk’s widow for a possible 2028 presidential run, Vice President JD Vance promised to pick up Kirk's mantle.