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JD Vance’s Mission Impossible White House bid

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Somewhere, Tom Cruise is dangling from a helicopter skid, wondering how Vice President JD Vance plans to stick the landing in 2028.

Reports this week suggest Vance, 41, may be reconsidering his 2028 White House bid — and a close look at the obstacles ahead reveals why it’s not crazy. Getting to the swearing-in ceremony will require a political high-wire act for the ages.

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