GOP SUCCESSION FIGHT: Conservative Establishment Moves Against JD Vance

Open Forum: JD Vance has a penchant for oversimplification

I grew up in a farmhouse without indoor plumbing, a not unusual condition for small dairy farms in rural Wisconsin in the 40s. We were poor, but we always had food from our garden, livestock, and the woods. I went…

J.D. Vance’s allies think he’s facing a ‘coordinated’ effort within the Republican Party to ‘poison’ his chances of securing the GOP presidential nod

Vice President J.D. Vance’s allies believe he is facing a coordinated campaign from within the Republican Party aimed at damaging his political standing well ahead of the 2028 presidential race, according to a new report. Coordinated effort against J.D. Vance The backlash intensified after J.D. Vance appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast. By: MEGA The Washington Post reported that Vance has become the target of an unusually intense wave of criticism f…

Pre-Trump GOP Is Coming for Vance

GOP SUCCESSION FIGHT: Conservative Establishment Moves Against JD Vance

A behind-the-scenes battle over the future leadership of the Republican Party is intensifying, with Vice President JD Vance emerging as the central figure in the struggle over who will eventually succeed President Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial pages have launched a series of sharp attacks against Vance, reflecting concerns among longtime Republican establishment […]

The pre-Trump GOP is coming for Vance ahead of 2028

The Wall Street Journal opinion page tried to stop Donald Trump a decade ago and again in 2024. Now, the standard-bearer of traditional conservatism is making an early case against his presumed heir.Why it matters: Vice President JD Vance has the inside track for Trump's endorsement. But there's a not-insignificant GOP faction that never embraced Trump's overhaul of the party — and is already arguing against handing the reins to Vance. Driving t…

Wall Street Journal opinion page builds early case against Vance as Trump’s 2028 heir

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has launched a sustained campaign of columns targeting Vice President JD Vance’s 2028 ambitions, and the criticism is coming from inside the house that Rupert Murdoch built. A series of recent opinion pieces from WSJ editorial board members Kimberley Strassel and Allysia Finley, along with at least one unsigned...