The president-elect, who has jested numerous times about serving a third term, will not be on the ballot in 2028. As the nation gears up for a second Donald Trump presidency, the battle for 2028 has already begun. The president-elect, who has jested numerous times about serving a third term, will not be on the ballot in 2028.
![[JD Vance has quickly risen through the Republican ranks]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/05/16/2182405995.jpg)
“I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something,” Trump reportedly told his GOP House colleagues as they met ahead of congressional leadership elections shortly after his election win. “Unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we have to just figure it out.’”.
![[Despite losing to Trump, there are some in Harris’s circle who believe she could run again]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/28/15/2177890982.jpg)
Unfortunately for Trump, it’s a highly unlikely scenario, and so Republicans and Democrats are already looking to their next candidates — and the competition is wide open. Here we take a look at some of the top contenders for the 2028 presidency. The incoming vice president and Ohio senator has emerged as one of the front-runners for the top of the Republican ticket.
![[Don Jr could take up the MAGA reins from his father]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/31/14/2024-12-20T062451Z_302310741_RC2QSBAFTERC_RTRMADP_3_USA-POLITICS-CONSERVATIVES.jpg)
On the campaign trail, Vance’s rhetoric often came back to haunt him, and he was unable to escape the “childless cat lady” comment which resurfaced from a 2021 interview. He also peddled harmful rhetoric about migrants, peddling a baseless rumor that Haitians were eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.
![[AOC has a large social media following and she could engage younger voters]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/31/13/GettyImages-2162428678.jpg)
