Comedian Bill Maher revealed to Vice President JD Vance that he could consider voting Republican in 2028. Appearing on Friday’s episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," Vance and Maher sparred over the future of the Republican Party amid the rise of Democratic socialism, with Maher confessing he could flip his vote red under certain conditions. "If this is where the Democratic Party is going — this obsession with Israel, with the Jew-hating, they don’t believe in capitalism, no prisons.If this is where they’re going, my vote is in play," Maher told Vance.Maher added that he has never voted along party lines, and prefers the candidate who he sees as best fit to lead the country.BILL MAHER OPEN TO VOTING REPUBLICAN BUT SAYS PARTY WOULD HAVE TO BE 'VERY DIFFERENT'Comedian Bill Maher told Vice President JD Vance that his vote is "in play" and said he could back a Republican if the party changes its approach to future election results.
(Real Time with Bill Maher/YouTube)"Every year, I don’t make my decision by who has an R or a D, I actually always came to the conclusion that the Democrat was probably better and voted for them," Maher said. He went on to say that he would consider voting Republican — but only if the party would concede in future elections. "It’s either going to be you or Rubio," Maher continued."Here’s my dealbreaker for your side: Under Trump, you guys have two outcomes that an election can be, either we win or they cheated.
That s— has to stop.And that means the person who has to stop it will be you, or Marco.
Can you tell me you will do that?"BILL MAHER CORRECTS GUEST WHO SAYS HE LEFT DEMOCRATIC PARTY, SAYS HE WAS NEVER THERE TO BEGIN WITHUS Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media after the US and Iran held high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict at the Lake Lucerne Summit, near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 22, 2026.(Photo by Nathan Howard / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)Va...