The 2028 campaign has begun. What will Trump's role be?
In 26 months, the Republican Party will gather at its national convention in Houston to nominate a standard-bearer who will try to hold together and build upon President Donald Trump’s 2024 coalition.
TL;DR
- The 2028 Republican National Convention will be held in Houston.
- The selection of Houston was a business decision to allow ample planning time.
- Donald Trump is expected to have significant influence on the party's direction and nominee.
- Vice President JD Vance is seen as a potential front-runner for the nomination.
- Other candidates are anticipated to emerge in the early primary states.
- The post-Trump era for the GOP is difficult to envision, with unpredictable outcomes.
- Presidential endorsements, like Dwight D. Eisenhower's for Richard Nixon in 1960, are mentioned as historical examples.