Pressed on plans for his political future, Vice President J.D. Vance explained the “perspective” he takes where it concerns the Oval Office and 2028.
Even before the 2024 presidential election was decided, prognosticators began weighing in on likely matchups for the next cycle. As Vance continued to hold a prominent lead over the pack of potential contenders, he assured a decision one way or the other would not come until after midterms.
With his latest book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” set to release on Tuesday, the vice president joined “CBS Sunday Morning” for an interview with CBS national correspondent Robert Costa. Keeping in mind the guest’s intent to wait until “after the midterm elections,” Costa asked, “Will you and your family make a decision about whether you will seek the Republican nomination?”
Acknowledging a decision had to be made one way or the other, Vance made clear a discussion would be had with Second Lady Usha Vance on the future for their growing family before expressing, “I think people sort of assume that I’m sitting around figuring out whether I’m going to run for president, whether I’m not going to run for president. I really — the way that I make those decisions is I try not to make them until I absolutely must.”
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“Right now, I’m doing a really good job, I think, for the American people. I’m trying to do a great job for the American people, and that’s what I’m focused on,” he continued. “And I really don’t ever want my thoughts about a future job, whether it’s president or anything else, to make me a worse vice president. And the way to do that is to keep my attention on the job that I have right now.”
Unsatisfied, Costa drew a laugh from the vice president when he asked if he leaned one way or the other. Vance further explained, “The reason I take this perspective is because when I make a decision, what am I thinking about? Am I thinking about what’s good for my political future three years down the road? Or am I thinking about what’s good for the American people right now?”
“To do this job the right way, you have to be thinking about what’s good right now. I can’t be a crappy vice president because I’m so worried about my political future. I just gotta do a good job right now,” he added. “The politics will take care of itself.”
Ahead of a proposed Republican National Committee midterm convention, a season of exploratory committees and potential candidates dodging definitive answers on their own intent to seek higher office, myriad polls placed Vance at the top of the pack ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a ticket combination that President Donald Trump himself has suggested, “I’m not sure if anybody would run against those two. I think if they ever formed a group, it would be unstoppable, I really do.”
2028 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
JD Vance 38% (+9)
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) June 13, 2026
