Overview
- Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash she will not enter the 2028 race, answering “I will not” when pressed on a future bid.
- She declined to say whether Vice President J.D. Vance should be the Republican nominee, calling it “too soon to tell” and saying primaries are healthy.
- Coverage describes Vance as an early favorite for the GOP nod, though he has not announced a campaign and President Donald Trump has not endorsed a successor.
- Other Republicans floated include Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz, with reporting that Cruz is laying groundwork for another run.
- On the Democratic side, potential contenders such as Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Josh Shapiro, J.B. Pritzker, and Andy Beshear appeared at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention in New York City.