There’s a reason why President Donald Trump has dispatched Vice President JD Vance to calm MAGA concerns over the administration’s aid to Israel and possible limited involvement in a war with Iran.

He’s just as popular as his boss, a rarity in White House politics.

Recommended Stories

• Gun groups push for ‘generational win’ to end taxes, registration
• New China pest on a Shermanesque march through US vineyards
• Top pollster: Trump at new approval high

Not only does Vance equal Trump with a 52% favorable rating in the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets on Friday, but his popularity among African Americans, Hispanics, and even Democrats nearly parallels Trump’s.

Having a favorable rating equal to Trump’s is important for Vance. Unlike other newly elected vice presidents, he is also working to succeed his boss after one term.

In a way, former Vice President Kamala Harris was in a similar spot among those who thought former President Joe Biden would resign before his term ended or even drop out of his reelection campaign. Of course, he was eventually pushed out by his best allies who thought he would lose to Trump.

But Harris did not have the popularity rating that Vance currently has, and few believe that Trump will step aside early.

SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS

At this stage of her vice presidency, the Real Clear Politics average approval rating for Harris was 46%, and she was starting to decline steadily from her Inaugural high of 48%. Shortly before she replaced Biden on the 2024 Democratic ticket without a single vote being cast for her, she was at 39% approval. Leading up to that point, polls also showed that majorities felt she was unqualified for the presidency.

Rasmussen Reports asked voters if they thought Trump would leave early and let Vance step in. Some 49% of likely voters said that was unlikely, while 37% said it was somewhat to very likely.