Former President Donald Trump appears to have a strong hold over the Republican Party more than a year after he left the White House, with 59% of attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) saying they want him to receive the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
In second place was Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who received 28% of the straw poll vote.
Some political analysts have noted that DeSantis’ 28% was actually a strong performance, considering that CPAC was largely centered around Trump’s grip on the GOP and its attendees were overwhelmingly die-hard Trump fans.
“This year’s informal survey showed that Trump and DeSantis are the leading contenders for the nomination in 2024, as the next closest candidate was former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who came in third with 2 percent of the vote,” the NY Post reported.
No other potential candidates received even 1% of the CPAC vote, including Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Ted Cruz, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, former VP Mike Pence, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
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B H – Boruch Hashem that B H are in office (Biden & Harris) .
What is the point of straw polls? Who cares what people with heads full of straw think?
And what about Chris Christie?
He said he was going to primary trump!
His numbers won’t be any different than 2016
You President Donald Trump shall always have our vote both at the primary and and in November 2024.
Meanwhile Preisdent Donald Trump, please mediate between Ukraine & russia to bring WW3 to an immediate close:- You president Donald Trump are the only person who can sway both Ukraine & russia.
The prospects for a long period of Democratic (mis)rule grow better by the day. In a battle between a donkey and a lemming, I pick for the ass.