Trump’s JD Vance Gamble: Successor in 2028 or Scapegoat in 2026? | Ep 80 from Rufo & Lomez

Trump’s JD Vance Gamble: Successor in 2028 or Scapegoat in 2026? | Ep 80

1 hour Posted Sep 5, 2026 at 3:00 pm.

– JD Vance’s case for Republicans in the midterms

– Betting Markets FLIP: Why Democrats Are Favored to Win

– Is the GOP message on fraud and crime falling flat?

– How the Iran conflict is dragging down Republican support

– Is JD Vance Being Set Up to FAIL for 2028?

– SHOCK NUMBERS: 3 Million Fewer Illegal Immigrants

– Deportations, Cheaper Rent, More Jobs: Did Trump Actually Deliver?

– Do Trump’s tariffs actually help American workers?

– From Reagan to Trump: the right’s ideological transformation

– Obergefell, gay marriage, and the collapse of the religious right

– Has Trumpism Turned the Right Into a Nihilist Casino?

– Can the right hold together in the new media ecosystem?

– Final 2026 midterm predictions: House and Senate outlook

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With the RNC convention landing in Dallas next week, the midterm math is starting to look ugly for Republicans. Rufo & Lomez ask the question nobody in the White House wants to answer: why is J.D. Vance the one holding the bag?

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