"The president's suggestions as to who could top the Republican presidential ticket in 2028 have been so quiet that they're practically murmurs.

Without ever explicitly signaling his support for Vance to lead the party, Trump has lauded his number two, publicly describing Vance as "very capable" and the "most likely" choice to front the Republican ticket."

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"Somehow, Vance is the best that the party's got"as of right now. No other GOP figure, including longtime presidential wannabes State Secretary Marco Rubio and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, eclipsed five percent in the CNN poll.

The largest group of respondents"some 64 percent of those polled"said they had "no one specific in mind" to top the 2028 ticket, suggesting an open playing field in which just about anyone could step in to win the Republican nomination.

Still, several of Trump's most ardent supporters"including his first term chief strategist Steve Bannon"have advocated that the president should attempt to seek a third term. Vance, Bannon claimed in August, is simply "not tough enough" for the job."

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They're going to have to pry Trump's tiny cold dead hands from the Presidency.