Gavin Newsom's press office poked fun at JD Vance's looks as early polls suggest the California governor could go head-to-head with the vice president in the 2028 presidential election

Discussing the prediction market odds on CNN at the end of December, journalist and polling analyst Harry Enten showed that Vance had a 48 percent chance of being the 2028 GOP presidential nominee, and that his nearest rival, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, had a 12 percent chance.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Vice President Vance top their respective parties’ lists of potential 2028 presidential contenders, according to a new CNN poll. In the survey, two-thirds of

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is planning to put boots on the ground in a nascent effort to shore up support for Vice President JD Vance nearly three years before voters hit the ballot boxes in the 2028 presidential election.

At the Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix last week, the vice president was a heavy favorite, securing the endorsement of CEO Erika Kirk and winning a straw poll of attendees.