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The straw poll results are in from the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., which is just wrapping up its four-day annual conference on Saturday.
Over 1,000 attendees at the conference weighed in on who they want to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2028, since President Trump will not be able to run again.
In an overwhelming landslide, the CPAC attendees threw their support behind Vice President J.D. Vance, with a whopping 61%.
Others on the list of potential candidates didn’t even come close, with Steve Bannon getting 12% and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earning 7% of the straw poll vote.
Below is the full list posted by CPAC:
JD Vance – 61%
Steve Bannon – 12%
Ron DeSantis – 7%
Marco Rubio – 3%
Elise Stefanik – 3%
Donald Trump Jr. – 2%
Tulsi Gabbard – 2%
Vivek Ramaswamy – 2%
Sarah Huckabee Sanders – 1%
Rick Scott – 1%
Kristi Noem – 1%
Nikki Haley – 1%
Greg Abbott – 0%
Undecided – 4%
📊@CPAC STRAW POLL RESULT: When asked who they think should be the 2028 Republican nominee for president, CPAC attendees chose Vice President @JDVance.
JD Vance – 61%
Steve Bannon – 12%
Ron DeSantis – 7%
Marco Rubio – 3%
Elise Stefanik – 3%
Donald Trump Jr. – 2%
Tulsi Gabbard -… pic.twitter.com/rrefVnuzgN— CPAC (@CPAC) February 22, 2025
The CPAC straw poll also showed that 99% of the people polled at CPAC believe President Trump is doing a better job leading this country than in his first term in office.
📊@CPAC STRAW POLL RESULT: 99% of people polled at CPAC believe President Trump is doing a better job leading this country than in his first administration. pic.twitter.com/Vby0aAysOc
— CPAC (@CPAC) February 22, 2025
The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll showed President Trump receiving a 51% approval rating, in a bipartisan poll of likely U.S. voters across the nation on Friday.
President Trump ended the polling week on Friday with a daily job approval of 51%.
More At Rasmussen Reports:https://t.co/K0PyR8w0EM pic.twitter.com/bhHGEiwpo5
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) February 22, 2025
Below is Vice President JD Vance’s speech at CPAC earlier this week:
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