Marco Rubio's rising star on the right is a sign of the times

Sarah Longwell, the publisher of The Bulwark, runs weekly focus groups of Trump voters to see how their views are changing over time. She has recently noticed a surprising trend: When she asks voters about whom they'd like to see as a future president, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is garnering what she describes as a "strange new respect" from participants. Simultaneously, Vice President JD Vance is receiving more and more criticism.

That doesn't necessarily mean Rubio has a good shot in a potential future presidential run, or that Vance will lose his lead in 2028 polling. But it does tell us something about how Trump supporters see the current moment...