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Vice President JD Vance flew to Bangor, Maine, on May 14 for what was billed as an Anti-Fraud Task Force rally, but the trip quickly revealed its true purpose.<\/p>\n

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Vance shouted out former GOP Gov. Paul LePage, who is mounting a congressional bid, and extended an olive branch to Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a frequent thorn in the administration\u2019s side who faces reelection in 2026. As rallygoers waved \u201cProtecting Taxpayer Dollars\u201d signs, Vance made his closing argument: keep the Trump administration in power so the fraud-fighting can continue.<\/p>\n

Maine was just the latest example of a pattern that has defined his vice presidency.<\/p>\n

In the last five months, Vance has traveled to eight states for 11 campaign-type events. This excludes a trip like Maine, where the vice president was there technically on official business. Since taking over as finance chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Vance has headlined 25 fundraisers, an RNC official told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n

Outside of the president, Vance owns 2026. He\u2019s the GOP\u2019s top surrogate, its best closer and most valuable weapon on the trail.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe has a star power that, outside of the president, is unmatched,\u201d RNC Chairman Joe Gruters told the Caller. \u201cPeople love him, they love what he has to say. He\u2019s a very good campaigner, a very good speaker and motivator. He just has the ability to move people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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US Vice President JD Vance steps on stage to speak during a visit to the Engineering Design Services Inc. manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan on March 18, 2026. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The White House political team has mapped out competitive districts and is deploying Vance accordingly, an official told the Caller. His team has been coordinating with the White House for months, and Vance has made clear he\u2019ll go wherever he\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n

Those stops are expected to multiply as Labor Day approaches, though his travel will pause briefly when Usha Vance gives birth to their fourth child in the coming weeks. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: VP Vance Makes Podcast Debut On Wife\u2019s \u2018Storytime With The Second Lady\u2019 For Father\u2019s Day)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s a realization that he\u2019s a younger face who articulates domestic issues in a way that resonates and complements the president\u2019s style,\u201d one source close to the administration told the Caller.<\/p>\n

Vance isn\u2019t alone on the trail. Cabinet officials have fanned out across the same battleground states, often far more frequently than the VP himself.<\/p>\n

In Georgia, where former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s seat is up for grabs, Vance has visited once; Cabinet officials have made 14 trips since January.<\/p>\n

In North Carolina, where former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley is running for Senate, Vance has stopped once to the Cabinet\u2019s 11. In Vance\u2019s home state of Ohio, where Vivek Ramaswamy is running for governor, and a tight Senate race between former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Sen. Jon Husted is taking shape, Cabinet officials have shown up 19 times to his two. The pattern holds across Iowa (8-1), Wisconsin (11-1), and Michigan (15-1).<\/p>\n

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The numbers reflect a deliberate division of labor. The White House political team told Vance they needed him to make a push for Rep. Zach Nunn in Iowa, a source close to the political operation told the Caller, and the VP agreed. He goes where the ask is sharpest.<\/p>\n

New York illustrates the scale: Cabinet officials have visited 27 times, Vance twice. In Texas, where Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton faces Democrat state Sen. James Talarico, Cabinet has been there 49 times, the president once, Vance twice.<\/p>\n

And joining the Cabinet officials and the VP on the campaign trail will be Trump, who will be making some stops as Labor Day approaches, a White House official told the Caller.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to the Ex-Guard Industries manufacturing facility on May 05, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa. Ex-Guard manufactures grille and bumper guards for semi-trucks, pickup trucks and vans. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On the fundraising side, Vance has been just as formidable. He has helped raise more than $60 million for the RNC since taking over as finance chair, according to The New York Times. The RNC ended May with $125.5 million cash on hand, raising $14.8 million in the month alone.<\/p>\n

Gruters credits Vance\u2019s personal touch.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople that we\u2019ve had come to some of our events have told me that they\u2019ve been some of the best political events they\u2019ve ever had, the best opportunity they\u2019ve ever had to spend quality time with the VP,\u201d he told the Caller. \u201cIt\u2019s really opened up the opportunity for us to break out and raise these record-setting amounts.\u201d<\/p>\n

None of this can happen, however, without whispers of 2028. Trump loves to poll those around him on the question of his successor: Vance or Rubio. Every trail stop the VP makes adds more to the conversation.<\/p>\n

Sources close to Vance insist the midterm push is not a calculated audition, and the VP has gone out of his way to signal as much. Earlier this year, he turned down political trips to Iowa specifically because he didn\u2019t want them perceived as 2028 groundwork.<\/p>\n

For Vance\u2019s part, he has repeatedly said he is not thinking about 2028, but the job ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no doubt that the president of the United States is going to be very supportive of anything that I ultimately decide to do,\u201d Vance told CBS News. \u201cBut we really just haven\u2019t talked about what that thing will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that he is not \u201csitting around figuring out whether I\u2019m going to run for president.<\/p>\n

But the overlap is hard to ignore.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also serves the heir apparent well to hit hotly contested areas of the country ahead of his own run,\u201d one source close to the administration told the Caller. \u201cIn many ways, it\u2019s a win-win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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