Some GOP donors plot shadow 'draft Rubio' 2028 effort as his star rises

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A year ago, the stage seemed set for Vice President JD Vance to succeed President Donald Trump as the MAGA heir apparent in 2028.

Vance, just 40 years old at the time of the 2024 election, came into office with wave of support from Republicans and the backing of the president's family.

And while the vice president remains well-positioned ahead of a likely 2028 campaign, questions are quietly emerging over Vance's inevitability, especially as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s profile and responsibilities have grown throughout the first year of Trump’s second term, most recently around the war with Iran.

The long-term political implications of the war remain to be seen, but Rubio’s rise has caught the eye of not only some of Trump's closest allies, but the president himself, who in private has been noting how “popular” and “loved” Rubio has become as part of his team, multiple sources told ABC News.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-donors-plot-shadow-draft-091613762.html

Little Marco?

[lame54]

1. Rubio 2028 - He has big shoes to fill

[D_Master81]

5. Hahaha

I see what you did there.

[displacedvermoter]

11. I'd hate to walk a mile in his shoes!

[lame54]

17. You could without the shoes ever moving

[leftstreet]

13. LOL

[RockRaven]

2. Rubio thinks he is going to be the face of overthrowing the Cuban government

and that that will be a good thing.

He is wrong on both accounts. Firstly, when the US does a Venezuela or an Iran on Cuba, to the extent that there is any credit to be had The Dotard will monopolize it. He will go out of his way to denigrate and marginalize Rubio, and will succeed in that in RWNJ circles. Secondly, after Venezuela and Iran the Cuba thing will be viewed extremely critically outside of RWNJ circles and being the face of it will not have any utility amongst the population at large.

[Norrrm]

3. Rubio is a kissass follower, not a leader. He wears too-large shoes to please his master.

[Totally Tunsie]

4. Rise too early; fall too soon.

[GoCubsGo]

6. That's not the kind of draft I was hoping for.

He needs to be drafted into the 'boots on the ground" they're planning to send to fight in Iran. But, if they want him as their Presidential candidate, have at it.

[displacedvermoter]

12. Would those boots on the ground fit better than his Florsheims??

[Jim__]

7. Rubio's star is rising? What kind of world do we live in?

[PatSeg]

20. Well, the GOP doesn't have very many stars to "rise"

With the dismal cast of wannabes to choose from, Rubio probably looks the least disastrous, but he certainly doesn't come across as presidential - lackeys rarely do.

[Coventina]

8. His star is rising? That's news to me!

[Ritabert]

9. He's a pathetic boot-licker and I doubt he could get the votes

That said nobody likes Vance.

[UTUSN]

10. A dark star in the shadow.

[City Lights]

14. His star is "rising?"

Who knew?

[Blue Owl]

22. As fast as his shoe size

[City Lights]

27. LOL. nt

[BootinUp]

15. He makes a good puppet. Nt

[Swede]

16. Well if the shoe doesn't fit...

[ananda]

18. Must be a dwarf star.

...

[ecstatic]

19. I think they're both done

Those warmongering thugs don't stand a chance now.

LOL @ anyone who thinks his/her association with trump will help in 2028.

[Vinca]

21. Little Marco and his BIG shoes are a joke. If he can't stand up to a guy giving him clown shoes, how can he be POTUS?

[spanone]

23. Over his many years in office, I've seen nothing from this guy.

Desperate Donors.

[Rob H.]

24. He can't even tell Mango Mussolini that the shoes he gave him are the wrong size!

Rubio would be an even bigger laughingstock than Dementia Don.

[BannonsLiver]

25. It's going to be Don Jr.

And there won’t be any GOP nomination process.

[Skittles]

26. I think the appetite for Trump humping whores is waning

yes indeed