Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2024 presidential straw poll

[Tender Branson]

ORLANDO, Florida Feb 27 (Reuters) - A whopping 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party's 2024 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll released on Sunday.

Underscoring the unparalleled sway Trump enjoys over the Republican base, his closest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, garnered just 28% of votes at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering in Orlando.

Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2024 presidential straw poll

Some 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party's 2024 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll released on Sunday.

www.reuters.com

Ca. 2500 delegates attended and voted.

If Trump runs:

If Trump doesn’t run:

 

[Tender Branson]

Trump +31 at this stage seems like a lot, but DeSantis and his 28% RIGHT NOW ALREADY is impressive and he has room to grow because Trump has a lot of baggage.

 

[Helix]

If it makes you feel any better, the other choices are also terrible.

 

[upsideguy]

If it makes you feel any better, the other choices are also terrible.

Yes, it looks like the clown roster of a Barum and Bailey circus. Maybe one or two serious people on that list, with neither one of them receiving more than one vote. Then again, CPAC has become a modern Barum and Bailey circus: a group of bearded ladies and fat men.

6 votes for Donny, Jr. Who ever voted for him is clearly a cultist.

 

[j brown's body]

Rand Paul has won it three times.

 

[Grand Mal]

ORLANDO, Florida Feb 27 (Reuters) - A whopping 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party's 2024 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll released on Sunday.

Underscoring the unparalleled sway Trump enjoys over the Republican base, his closest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, garnered just 28% of votes at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering in Orlando.

Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2024 presidential straw poll

Some 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party's 2024 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll released on Sunday.

www.reuters.com

Ca. 2500 delegates attended and voted.

If Trump runs:

If Trump doesn’t run:

Odd. Neither one of those charts adds up to 100%.

 

[Cameron]

The GOP is unsalvageable, so those who care about Democracy should leave. True, whatever new party they form will not be able to win a Congressional majority outright, but they could play a key deciding/mediating role in a split Congress, which is almost as much power. And they'd at least have some dignity, and not have to spend all their time defending authoritarians and racists.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

The wheels on the Clown Kar go round and round and round.....

🤡🤡💩🤡💩🤡💩🤡

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Odd. Neither one of those charts adds up to 100%.

I dont think the folks at CPAC "believe in" math?

 

[cpwill]

Trump +31 at this stage seems like a lot, but DeSantis and his 28% RIGHT NOW ALREADY is impressive and he has room to grow because Trump has a lot of baggage.

That was my take, too, along with DeSantis clearly being the second choice for a lot of people currently saying they would support Trump.

Frankly, given the kind of people who come to CPAC, Trump is underperforming.

 

[Cameron]

The GOP picking Trump or DeSantis would be the equivalent of the Dems picking Nancy Pelosi or AOC. Even if they were able to pull off a win as a result of their electoral college advantage, election interference, and/or and the lack of balls of the 15% of their party that knows better, for a GOP president to have any kind of successful administration they need to pick someone who is not already hated by 52% of the country.

 

[jpn]

If it makes you feel any better, the other choices are also terrible.

Watch this weasel squirm:

 

[highroller]

The GOP picking Trump or DeSantis would be the equivalent of the Dems picking Nancy Pelosi or AOC. Even if they were able to pull off a win as a result of their electoral college advantage, election interference, and/or and the lack of balls of the 15% of their party that knows better, for a GOP president to have any kind of successful administration they need to pick someone who is not already hated by 52% of the country.

No, Republicans fall in line. If DeSantis is the nominee, he has a great shot at winning.

 

[Jay Falcon]

Watch this weasel squirm:

Disgusting.

 

[Deuce]

If it makes you feel any better, the other choices are also terrible.

Which part of this is supposed to make me feel better

 

[Helix]

Which part of this is supposed to make me feel better

If all of the options are awful, you don't have to lament that a much less awful option didn't gain enough support.

 

[gbg3]

No, Republicans fall in line. If DeSantis is the nominee, he has a great shot at winning.

I think DeSantis would be very hard to beat. I agree he'd have a great shot at winning if he became the nominee.

I've thought for some time that Trump might pick DeSantis as a running mate. As Trump maintains strong support and has maybe gained even more steam as Biden collapses (IMO), I do see the likelihood of Trump deciding to run. And there tends to be little agreement about DeSantis being a likely VP pick - but it remains on my mind as something quite possible.
I think as things in this country and abroad deteriorate - Trump stock goes up. While Trump's personality may still be highly annoying to many, I expect many also think he could hit the ground running, better and faster than others. Trump had a clumsy start in 2016 due to no political experience, but that would be VERY different this time around.
Trump would have a quick and easy time figuring out a strong team this time around.

 

[gbg3]

I think this is a pretty good article about the CPAC/Trump/DeSantis/Biden scenario. It's not very long but it covers a bit about each of those in relation to the rest.

Trump wins CPAC straw poll, revs up campaign speculation amid Biden polling collapse

www.msn.com

 

[highroller]

I think DeSantis would be very hard to beat. I agree he'd have a great shot at winning if he became the nominee.

I've thought for some time that Trump might pick DeSantis as a running mate. As Trump maintains strong support and has maybe gained even more steam as Biden collapses (IMO), I do see the likelihood of Trump deciding to run. And there tends to be little agreement about DeSantis being a likely VP pick - but it remains on my mind as something quite possible.
I think as things in this country and abroad deteriorate - Trump stock goes up. While Trump's personality may still be highly annoying to many, I expect many also think he could hit the ground running, better and faster than others. Trump had a clumsy start in 2016 due to no political experience, but that would be VERY different this time around.
Trump would have a quick and easy time figuring out a strong team this time around.

It’s very scary because DeSantis is an authoritarian just like Trump, but he isn’t stupid.

 

[sanman]

ORLANDO, Florida Feb 27 (Reuters) - A whopping 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party's 2024 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll released on Sunday.

Underscoring the unparalleled sway Trump enjoys over the Republican base, his closest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, garnered just 28% of votes at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering in Orlando.

Don't tell me -- it's all because of "Putin Magic"

 

[bomberfox]

The GOP will never change unless they are forced to.

 

[Gateman_Wen]

:

Desantis's "raise taxes on the poor people" plan is pretty popular.

 

[MTAtech]

Wow, this is news. Trump wins the endorsement of CPAC cultists.

 

[KingLeo]

And Republicans think the CPAC endorsement of a twice impeached, morally and ethically corrupt candidate who is facing multiple criminal and civil law suits is a good thing?
Yea right.

 

[Rawley]

I think this is a pretty good article about the CPAC/Trump/DeSantis/Biden scenario. It's not very long but it covers a bit about each of those in relation to the rest.

Trump wins CPAC straw poll, revs up campaign speculation amid Biden polling collapse

www.msn.com

Desantis is a very young man. He's got plenty of time.