Vice President JD Vance has emerged as the clear early favorite for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination in a new Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll, underscoring his rapid ascent as a leading standard-bearer for the America First movement.
According to Gateway Pundit, the survey was conducted among conservative activists gathered in Grapevine, Texas, where grassroots attendees signaled a strong preference for continuity with President Trumps agenda rather than a return to establishment Republicanism. Vance dominated the field with 53 percent support in the presidential preference poll, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio finished a distant second with 35 percent, consolidating the bulk of the remaining backing from the partys base.
Per The Hill, Vice President JD Vance is the favorite to earn the Republican nomination for president in 2028, according to a new straw poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. The outlet added that Vance earned support from about 53 percent of attendees who participated in the presidential preference poll at the annual gathering in Grapevine, Texas, according to New York Times reporter Kellen Browning.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio came in second with 35 percent, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump Jr., the presidents son, tied at 2 percent for a distant third place. Also registering at 1 percent each were Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, while two additional listed contenders failed to draw any support at all.
The Washington Post recently noted that Vance has not yet decided whether to run in 2028, reporting that he is weighing the demands of a national campaign as he and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child in the coming months. President Trump has not endorsed a successor and has publicly mentioned both Vance and Rubio as possible future nominees, signaling that the ultimate direction of the post-Trump GOP will likely hinge on his blessing and the continued strength of the populist, conservative base now rallying behind his vice president.
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