Donald Trump received the Conservative Political Motion Convention straw ballot on Sunday, with 59 p.c of respondents saying they might vote for the previous president within the 2024 presidential main.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis was runner-up with 38 p.c of the vote, in keeping with the ballot carried out at CPAC by secret poll. Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo trailed with 2 p.c.
Ninety-seven p.c of CPAC attendees mentioned they approve of Trump, with 83 p.c saying they strongly approve.
In the meantime, in a ballot of potential 2024 candidates with out Trump, DeSantis’s help jumps to 61 p.c. Pompeo obtained 6 p.c of the vote, as did Donald Trump Jr.
Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky, in addition to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem obtained 3 p.c of the vote every. Former vp Mike Pence obtained 1 p.c of the vote.
In the meantime, the polling confirmed a scathing rebuke of President Biden, granting him 99 p.c disapproval and saying his “competence” is the best risk to America’s security and nationwide safety. Sixty-one p.c of respondents mentioned Biden’s competence is the nation’s biggest risk, beating out China (35 p.c) and Russia (3 p.c).
The highest three most necessary points to CPAC attendees have been election integrity (49 p.c), immigration/border wall (48 p.c), and constitutional rights (43 p.c).
The polling comes one 12 months after Trump received the 2021 straw ballot with 55 p.c of the vote. Final 12 months, DeSantis obtained simply 43 p.c of the vote in a ballot of potential 2024 candidates with out Trump, whereas Noem drew 11 p.c.
The straw ballot has not been a dependable indicator of future presidential prospects prior to now; Senator Mitt Romney of Utah received the straw ballot in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012, whereas Paul received the ballot in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
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