"Millions of Americans yearn for 7 November 2028, the scheduled date of the next presidential election. That's the day the Trump era effectively ends. Probably. That's the day the Democrats will atone for Kamala Harris's calamitous 2024 failure. Possibly. That's the day US democracy is reborn. Hopefully. Succession talk is tantalising Washington. Gavin Newsom, California's governor, has given the clearest sign yet that he'll run and glossing over past blunders, Harris reckons she deserves a second chance."
"Yet most attention is focused on the Republicans, after Trump, 79, again threatened to defy the constitution and seek a third term. I would love to do it, he said this week. He rowed back later, albeit unconvincingly. We'll see what happens, he teased. This undignified narcissist's electoral fan dance will drag on interminably. Of greater practical interest are the two names Trump picked out as his most likely successors: JD Vance and Marco Rubio, vice-president and secretary of state respectively."
Millions of Americans anticipate 7 November 2028 as a potential end to the Trump era and a reset for US democracy. Gavin Newsom signals a likely presidential bid, and Kamala Harris seeks a second chance despite 2024 setbacks. Attention centers on Republicans after Trump hinted at defying the constitution to seek a third term, while naming JD Vance and Marco Rubio as likely successors. Vance leads early primary polls, projects aggressive, vulgar rhetoric, and habitually weaponises social media; Rubio is framed as a less combative alternative. The possibility of a Trump-aligned successor remains a serious political prospect.
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