The unofficial 2028 Republican primary has already entered one of its most important rooms: the evangelical movement that helped power President Donald Trump, which is already looking to his potential successor as his second term as president ends.
According to a new POLITICO report, many prominent evangelical leaders see Secretary of State Marco Rubio as holding an early advantage over Vice President JD Vance among conservative Christian voters, even as Vance continues to draw curiosity from younger social conservatives attracted to a more populist vision of the right.
