{"id":88,"date":"2025-10-01T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chris-cillizza.ledewire.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:02:40","slug":"my-rankings-of-the-10-republicans-most-likely-to-win-in-2028-%f0%9f%8f%86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chris-cillizza.ledewire.com\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"My rankings of the 10 Republicans most likely to win in 2028 \ud83c\udfc6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s happening<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chris Cillizza<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 01, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Donald Trump, GOP puppeteer\/ Image created by Google Gemini)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the 2028 race for the Democratic presidential nomination, which is already happening in plain sight, the battle to succeed Donald Trump as the GOP nominee in three years time is a much<\/em> more delicate dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s because Trump himself continues to toy with the notion \u2014 or at least troll his opponents with the notion \u2014 that he could run again (for an unconstitutional 3rd term).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At his meeting Monday with the four top Congressional leaders in the House and Senate, Trump made sure that \u201cTrump 2028\u201d hats were prominently placed on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office (and then shared those pics on his Truth Social sit<\/a>e).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Whenever the subject of a third term comes up, Trump refuses to simply say \u201cno.\u201d His allies insist he is just trolling \u2014 knowing that his refusal to rule out another four years drives the media and the left crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am somewhat skeptical of explanation. I think Trump would LOVE to be president again in 2029. And, because of that, he doesn\u2019t want to officially close any doors on the idea right now. I continue to believe the Supreme Court would block such a move by Trump. But that doesn\u2019t mean he won\u2019t try it. In fact, I have come to believe he probably will<\/a> in some way, shape or form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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