Trump lost. Who will lead the Republicans in new elections? This material (information) is produced and distributed by the foreign agent of the bell or relates to the activity of the foreign agent of the bell. 18+ The midterm elections in the United States mark not only the end of the congressional election cycle, but also the beginning of the presidential cycle. Naturally, a lot can happen in the run-up to the 2028 election — just remember Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' castle in 2024 — but the first steps have already been taken. What do the Republicans have? Potential candidates, literally, the day after the announcement of the results began political maneuvers in order to absolve themselves of responsibility for the party's defeat in the elections. It's a sane strategy: the fewer connections a candidate has with the outgoing president by the time the primaries are a little more than a year away, the better. The most radical step would be for someone to resign, perhaps with a public spat with Trump, but it hasn't come to that yet. ◾ The most obvious candidate, Vice President J. Dee Vance, distanced himself from both defeat and Donald Trump. Quite possibly, with the latter's approval: Vance is a sincere supporter of MAGA's agenda. He cited the reasons for the loss as the war in Iran, inflation and too close ties with Israel - and called for consideration of whether all this is worth the loss of the Republicans in the Senate for at least the next six years. ◾ Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he has "no plans yet" to enter the presidential race in September. However, as a potential candidate, he seems almost more powerful than Anes, and he is the one who could implement the scenario of a demonstrative departure to return to the White House in two years. There is already speculation about his possible replacement - one of the possibilities is the US ambassador to India and Trump's former staff officer Sergio Gore. ◾ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who began to be considered Trump's competitor before the cycle, was quick to take advantage of the fact that his state remains a Republican stronghold.