Vance is overwhelming favorite to be Trump's successor in CPAC straw poll

Vice President Vance emerged arsenic the wide favourite to beryllium President Trump's successor successful the MAGA question successful a caller straw canvass conducted astatine the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) connected Saturday.

Sixty-one percent of CPAC's 1,022 attendees said they would enactment Vance arsenic the aboriginal GOP modular bearer. Twelve percent said they would enactment Trump’s erstwhile advisor and right-wing media property Steve Bannon, portion 7 percent said the aforesaid astir Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s UN ambassador nominee Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) each received 3 percent support. Donald Trump Jr., Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy, who is expected to motorboat a gubernatorial bid successful Ohio adjacent week, each got 2 percent support.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders (R), Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R ), Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump’s erstwhile GOP statesmanlike superior rival Nikki Haley each received 1 percent support. Four percent said they were undecided. 

CPAC’s straw canvass was conducted by Republican pollster Jim McLaughlin. 

The aforesaid canvass unsurprisingly showed Trump with a 99 percent support standing with the staunchly pro-Trump crowd, with 95 percent saying they powerfully approved. 

Vance was the archetypal talker astatine this year’s CPAC, portion Trump is acceptable to adjacent the yearly gathering connected Saturday. 

Earlier this period Trump told Fox News declined to sanction Vance arsenic his automatic successor, saying it was “too early.” However, Trump praised his vice president arsenic “very capable” successful the interview.