Vance may move to the front lines
Forecast: “Long-term prospects for developments in the United States. Part 1. Trump.” (published June 13, 2026, link)
S. Dragan:
Essentially, in August 2026, America’s governance is being reconfigured, and there is a likelihood of a premonition of a change in the country’s chief coordinator, possibly the president. … At the same time, Vance may move into the forefront.
There is no talk of a change in the chief coordinator yet, but the premonition of this process has become evident.
“In August 2026, the process of reconfiguring America’s governance had already begun to emerge…”
According to political scientists’ assessments as of early August this year, the midterm congressional elections scheduled for November 3 could deprive Donald Trump of control over it and turn the second half of his presidential term into a constant confrontation with Democrats. The president’s and the Republican Party’s ratings are falling amid the war with Iran, inflation, and a worsening economic situation.
Source: lenta.ru, August 5, 2026 “Trump Has Had All His Plans Thwarted” Republicans Are Predicted to Lose the Congressional Elections. How Will This Change U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy? American Studies Expert Dubravsky: Trump Has No Strategy to Save Republicans in the Elections
According to Vedomosti’s calculations at the end of August this year, Democrats could win a majority in the House of Representatives by a margin of 10 seats or more. Republicans have a chance to retain a majority in the Senate, but may lose one or two seats.
Source: vedomosti.ru, September 14, 2026 “Republicans Led by President Donald Trump Are Preparing for Defeat”
According to a CBS television poll, 73% of likely voters believe that participation in the elections is directly linked to Donald Trump’s personality.
Democrats announced plans to investigate Trump’s affairs should they gain a majority in the House of Representatives.
Source: mk.ru, September 13, 2026 “It Became Known What Drives Americans in the Congressional Elections”
“In August 2026 … a premonition of a change in the country’s chief coordinator, possibly the president, appeared.” But all this was only preliminary and far from specific.
At the beginning of August 2026, a campaign against U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, considered Donald Trump’s most likely successor, unfolded within the Republican Party. Experts note that intra-party intrigues do not affect U.S. foreign policy toward Russia—it is determined by Washington’s institutional interests.
According to Axios, some representatives of the traditional wing of the Republican Party launched a public campaign against J.D. Vance. He is opposed by supporters of traditional conservatism, conservatives who support Israel, and part of media magnate Rupert Murdoch’s media outlets. According to a source, even before the last election Murdoch advised Trump to choose not Vance but current Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his vice-presidential candidate.
Source: ordomundi.ru, August 3, 2026 “Experts Refuted the View That Vance Is Beneficial for Russia”
But the situation regarding Vance’s prospects as a presidential candidate changed already at the end of August 2026—“he moved into the forefront.”
According to information as of mid-September 2026, American studies political scientist Malek Dudakov believes that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance will be the Republican candidate in the country’s 2028 presidential election.
Vance positioned himself as the political successor to White House chief Donald Trump at the Republican Party convention dedicated to the midterm elections. According to a poll of potential voters in the Republican primaries, 43% of respondents would like to see Vance as the candidate in 2028.
Source: iz.ru, September 11, 2026 “The Guardian Pointed to Vance Positioning Himself as Trump’s Successor”
It was previously reported that on September 11, 2026, Vance was welcomed as the country’s next president at a closed meeting in Texas.
Indeed, the main headliner at this party convention was not White House chief Donald Trump, but Vance, Dudakov noted. First, he held private talks with major Republican donors who are currently dissatisfied with the incumbent president’s policies and generally unwilling to donate large sums, persuading them otherwise, the Lenta.ru source indicated. Second, Vance delivered a major speech after the convention closed, trying to take a more centrist position compared with Trump and to work toward uniting the broad Republican electorate, the American studies expert added.
He said that you may not like Trump’s policy in the context of the war with Iran and so on, but you still need to support us, because if Democrats come to power, everything within America itself will be much worse.
Vance is already de facto being presented as Trump’s heir and successor, the future presidential candidate, the expert stated. In his view, against this backdrop, all talk that the politician might be replaced in this race by Secretary of State Marco Rubio or someone else is groundless.
Source: lenta.ru, September 12, 2026 “Republican Candidate Named for the Next U.S. Presidential Election”
S. Dragan forecasts:
…On November 8–12, 2026, there is a possibility of Trump being replaced or his powers being transferred,…
… For Trump, already around November 7, 2026, everything looks alarming, as if circumstances caught him by surprise. It looks like an alarming surprise. And by November 30, 2026, Trump appears excessively belligerent, and the star Alphard may bring a complete loss of all restraint in relations.
Main trend: closer to April 7, 2027, an aggressive reconstruction of the United States is expected.
(To be continued.)
