AXIOS (Mike Zapler) - The pre-Trump GOP is coming for Vance ahead of 2028
The Wall Street Journal opinion page tried to stop Donald Trump a decade ago and again in 2024. Now, the standard-bearer of traditional conservatism is making an early case against his presumed heir. Why it matters: Vice President JD Vance has the inside track for Trump's endorsement. But there's a not-insignificant GOP faction that never embraced Trump's overhaul of the party — and is already arguing against handing the reins to Vance. Driving the news: In a series of recent columns, Journal opinion writers have ripped Vance for being too self-promoting, too eager to court Tucker Carlson , and too thin-skinned. - The columns were written by Kimberley Strassel and Allysia Finley — both members of the Journal's editorial board. One…