Victor Davis Hanson: Is Marco Rubio the GOP’s Best Bet for 2028?
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Victor Davis Hanson discusses Marco Rubio's potential as the GOP candidate for the 2028 presidential election and his appeal to Hispanic voters.
CORRECTION: “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, aired this morning. This was an error. This is the actual show for today, Aug. 28, 2026. We hope you enjoy it, and we apologize again for the error. Marco Rubio’s strength heading into 2028, Victor Davis Hanson argues, is that he has the experience and foreign-policy toughness to advance Trump’s agenda while potentially broadening the movement’s appeal, particularly with Hispanic voters. “I think a lot of people are talking about recent polls about the 2028 presidential election. I don't trust any of the polls because they're all slanted. “I do not believe, right now, that Pete Buttigieg is polling ahead of both Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance. That's not possible. “But an Emerson poll said that Rubio polls anywhere from three to five points higher than J.D. Vance does against putative 2028 Democratic candidates Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gavin Newsom, etc. “OK, so there's this sense now that Rubio's name keeps coming up. And we have to ask two questions: Why? And what are his strengths and weaknesses vis-a-vis Vance?” 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of…
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Host: Victor Davis Hanson
Topics covered
- 2028 presidential election
- Marco Rubio
- Republican Party
- polling
- Hispanic voters
- Trump's agenda
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- Marco Rubio
- 2028 election
- Republican Party
- polls
- Hispanic voters
- Trump agenda
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Books & works: The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement
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