Nikki Haley Reveals Plans For 2028

Nikki Haley is shutting the door on another White House run.

The former GOP presidential candidate made it clear Sunday she won’t be back on the ballot in 2028 after her failed 2024 bid against Donald Trump.

“I will not,” Haley told Dana Bash on State of the Union when asked if she’d consider another run.

Haley, who served as South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, dropped out of the 2024 race after struggling to gain traction against Trump. She won just one primary and even lost in her home state before ultimately backing the president.

With Haley out, attention is already shifting to who could follow Trump in 2028. JD Vance and Marco Rubio are emerging as early names to watch as Republicans begin quietly positioning themselves.

Trump hasn’t tipped his hand on a successor but has made clear he likes the party’s depth.

“We certainly have a good bench. We have some very talented people,” he said in a January interview with NewsNation, adding he already has a few favorites in mind.

Vance, in particular, is generating buzz. He pulled in roughly 53 percent support in a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this year, putting him firmly at the top of the early pack. The establishment donor class appears to prefer Marco Rubio.

Haley, for her part, isn’t ready to handicap the race just yet.

“I think it’s too soon to tell. I think that primaries are healthy. I think a year is a lifetime in politics,” she told Bash. “I think we will be having a different conversation a year from now. Who’s going to be in that, I have no idea.”

On the Democratic side, a crowded field is already taking shape. Names like Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Wes Moore, Gavin Newsom, and Andy Beshear have all signaled at least some interest in 2028, setting the stage for what could be a wide-open race on both sides.

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