PoliticsJD Vance: Here’s what will happen if Democrats win the midterms
Fox News host Sean Hannity conducts an exclusive interview with Vice President JD Vance on the upcoming midterm elections and what he says could happen if Democrats win.

Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States (2025–)
| Born | 1984-08-02 · Middletown, Ohio |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Ohio State University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
| Occupation | Politician, Author |
| Military service | United States Marine Corps · 2003–2007 · Corporal · 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing · Iraq War |
| Awards | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal |
Portrait: Emily J. Higgins · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-11-13. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| CNN/SSRS2026-09-16 – 2026-09-17 adults · 1,206 | 2026-09-16 – 2026-09-17 | adults · 1,206 | 36% | 63% |
| Global Strategy Group2026-06-04 – 2026-06-08 registered voters · 1,000 | 2026-06-04 – 2026-06-08 | registered voters · 1,000 | 40% | 54% |
| Quinnipiac University2026-05-14 – 2026-05-18 registered voters · 1,106 | 2026-05-14 – 2026-05-18 | registered voters · 1,106 | 39% | 54% |
| Ipsos2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 adults · 2,560 | 2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 | adults · 2,560 | 35% | 48% |
| Ipsos2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 registered voters · 2,059 | 2026-04-24 – 2026-04-28 | registered voters · 2,059 | 39% | 49% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

US Vice President JD Vance said the Iran war caused Republicans’ midterm election defeat, calling the reason obvious. Donald Trump agreed that higher gasoline prices contributed but said he would still take the same action to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf retorted that the US had lost its “gambler energy” and could not walk away from the table.
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Republicans traded blame after a blue wave swept the midterm elections. Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from the war on Iran and questioned whether the conflict was worth losing both chambers. Donald Trump did not explicitly contradict him, but defended the war as having prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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James Longman reports on the aftermath of the 2026 midterms, with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance offering different accounts of why Republicans lost control of the House and Senate. Two Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi remain too close to call. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while Wall Street rises on hopes the Iran war may end. The report also covers the latest on a deadly shooting at a Citibank campus.
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ABC News

Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump and the war against Iran. After what the report describes as a generational collapse for Republicans in the midterm elections, party members began pointing fingers, largely at the White House.
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Bloomberg Television

Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reports on Vice President JD Vance's explanation for the Republican Party's midterm election losses. Former RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel also discusses the results on “America Reports.”
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Fox News

Donald Trump said it was “largely true” that the Iran war was responsible for sweeping Republican losses in the US midterms. Vice-President JD Vance had earlier written on social media that “the reason we lost is the war.” Trump said he has no plans for immediate strikes on Iran after the vote, while the region remains alert to possible further military action.
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An ABC News voter poll found that 34% of voters said the war was “crucial” to their vote.
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ABC News

Vance said his earlier recommendation to end the war was “sound advice” after the midterm losses.
TTRT World

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance attributed the Republican Party’s decisive midterm defeat to the Iran war launched by President Donald Trump.
CCBC News

Vice President JD Vance said on social media that the Iran war was the reason Republicans lost in the midterms. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed his remarks soon afterward. Some observers viewed Vance’s statement as an attempt to position himself for a 2028 presidential run.
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Fox News host Sean Hannity conducts an exclusive interview with Vice President JD Vance on the upcoming midterm elections and what he says could happen if Democrats win.

In an exclusive NBC News interview, Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that Republican candidates face an “uphill climb” in November’s midterm elections.

Vice President JD Vance said Republicans face an “uphill climb” in the midterm elections. He said the results could provide a data point as he considers his plans for 2028.

Vice President JD Vance is speaking at a midterm campaign rally in Lakeland, Florida, ahead of the election.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker discussed JD Vance’s midterm-election pitch in an interview on “This Week,” saying that “they’ve had too many chances already.”

'The Five' examines Vice President JD Vance's comments on Democratic messaging for the midterm elections, including his criticism of Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

Vice President JD Vance is expected to campaign aggressively for Republican candidates as he and Donald Trump split up the midterm election map. A source close to Vance described the strategy as “divide and conquer.”
In his keynote speech Thursday night at the Republican midterm convention, Vice President JD Vance presented a midterm-election message that differed sharply from that of his boss, according to CNN’s Aaron Blake, who analyzed the speech.
At the GOP’s midterm convention, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance rally party supporters. Rep. Claudia Tenney addresses changing security threats and information-sharing a quarter-century after 9/11.

The Republican convention in Dallas was intended to center on November’s midterm elections, but attention shifted toward Vice President JD Vance and whether he is positioning himself to lead the MAGA movement in the future.
