the Rubio problem

2026-08-24— #3 · 14% · new this week — Rubio Tests Better, and Cruz Is Circling

2026-08-22— #3 · 15% · new this week — New polls: Rubio outruns him, Buttigieg beats them both

2026-08-21— #3 · 15% · new this week — The heir apparent keeps testing worse than the other guy

2026-08-20— #2 · 18% · rising — Emerson Says Rubio Beats Him in the 2028 Tests

2026-08-13— #3 · 14% · rising — Lara Trump won't pick him; Shapiro says he won't overperform

2026-08-12— #3 · 15% · fading — Trump hints at the heir; Lara Trump refuses to pick one

2026-08-11— #2 · 22% · new this week — Trump hints at Vance in '28, and the shadow race starts moving

2026-08-09— #2 · 20% · rising — Trump tells donors to back Vance, then calls it 'way too early'

2026-08-08— #1 · 28% · rising — Trump tells donors 'we need to elect JD' — then says it's way too early

2026-08-07— #1 · 27% · rising — Trump tells donors 'we need to elect JD' — then says it's way too early

2026-08-06— #4 · 12% · fading — Trump Tells Donors 'We Need to Elect JD.' The Straw Poll Said Rubio.

2026-08-05— #1 · 26% · rising — Rubio laps him by 36 in the new 2028 straw poll

2026-07-31— #4 · 12% · fading — Rubio Closes the Gap While Three Senators Eye the Coronation

2026-07-30— #3 · 14% · steady — Rubio closes the gap while Vance still leads the GOP field

2026-07-27— #2 · 23% · steady — No longer the only frontrunner: Rubio closes in on 2028

2026-07-26— #2 · 22% · rising — No longer the only name on Trump's succession list

2026-07-25— #3 · 19% · fading — Trump reportedly picks his heir; the polls say neck and neck

2026-07-24— #2 · 18% · rising — Rubio Draws Even as Vance's 2028 Stock 'Drops Like a Rock'

2026-07-23— #3 · 16% · fading — New NH Poll: Vance Slips as Rubio Gains, AOC Leads Dems

2026-07-22— #2 · 15% · steady — WSJ Frames 2028 as Vance vs. Rubio, and Jewish GOP Leans Rubio

2026-07-21— #2 · 16% · new this week — WSJ Names the 2028 Race: Vance vs. Rubio

The history