Vice President JD Vance is the leading candidate to take the Republican nomination for president in 2028, according to a straw poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday.
Vance received 53 percent of the support of the people who attended the annual conference in Grapevine, Texas. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in second place at 35 percent. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, Jr. came in at 2 percent each. Ted Cruz, Pete Hegseth, Rand Paul, Tulsi Gabbard, and Greg Abbott all had 1 percent support.
The poll was announced at the end of the four-day CPAC conference.
In 2025, Vance won the CPAC straw poll for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, receiving 61 percent support, and Steve Bannon took 12 percent at second place….
Vance Tops CPAC Straw Poll as Early 2028 GOP Field Takes Shape
