Vice president JD Vance is a clear favorite to become President Donald Trump’s successor in the 2028 presidential election though Trump dropped enough hints that he wants to run again and for that, he’s ready to change the Constitution. Recently, Trump said ‘no’ when he was asked whether he sees Vance as his successor. He also said that it was too early though Vance is very capable.
But GOP activists clearly like JD Vance as he was the choice of 61 per cent of CPAC attendees. Former Trump counselor and conservative activist Steve Bannon was a distance second with 12 per cent. Florida Gov and one-time Trump rival Ron DeSantis came in third with 7 per cent support. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and incoming UN ambassador Elise Stefanik both had 3% support.
The results revealed that Trump has an unprecedented 99 per cent approval rating among the group.
Donald Trump Jr., Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy, who is expected to launch a gubernatorial bid in Ohio next week, all got two percent support.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders (R), Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R ), Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump’s former GOP presidential primary rival Nikki Haley all received one per cent support. Four per cent said they were undecided.
CPAC’s straw poll was conducted by Republican pollster Jim McLaughlin.
A further 99% of participants said they agreed with the statement “The first few weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency have been the best for the modern conservative movement in my lifetime” — with 94% saying they “strongly agreed.”
The poll this year delved into knotty constitutional issues as well. In a question which admitted that Congress has the constitutional power to set funding levels for federal agencies, the poll asked whether Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency should be allowed to have control over these levels instead. A full 89% of CPAC attendees said Trump and DOGE should be in charge of funding issues — with just 5% siding with Congress.
