J.D. Vance indirectly lost the election — and the path to the presidency is harder than ever

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is emerging as the biggest loser of the midterm elections, despite not being on the ballot. An analysis in the New York Times determines that his close ties to Trump and his family make it difficult for him to stand out, and the path to the 2028 presidency seems distant.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is emerging as the biggest loser of last week's midterm elections, even though his name was not on the ballot. According to an analysis by Matthew Schmitz, editor of the magazine 'Compact', published in the New York Times, Vance has bound himself to President Donald Trump in ways that will be hard to untie. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the results as a clear rejection of Washington Republicans. Vance blamed the war in Iran, inflation, and the desire to change U.S. relations with Israel, but the article notes the maneuver is clumsy. His closeness to the Trump family, populist rhetoric, and Silicon Valley ties are expected to continue to haunt him, and the path to the presidency in 2028 looks distant.