United States Vice President JD Vance is widely regarded as the heir apparent to US President Donald Trump. Vance has few rivals in the MAGA (Make America Great Again) universe. Cuban-origin Secretary of State Marco Rubio doesn’t have Vance’s appeal in the deep red states where the next US presidential elections will be won or lost. Rubio’s central role in the US attack on Venezuela has not endeared him to America’s large Hispanic, Spanish-speaking population. Congressional midterm elections in 2026 will show which way the political wind is blowing. Trump has often hinted that Vance could be his successor to...