Vice President JD Vance was the overwhelming choice of GOP activists to be the 2028 Republican presidential nominee, according to the annual straw poll of the Conservative Political Action Conference.
In results released Saturday afternoon, Vance was the choice of 61% of CPAC attendees. Former Trump counselor and conservative activist Steve Bannon came in a distant second with 12%, while Florida Gov. and one-time Trump rival Ron DeSantis came in third with 7% support.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and incoming UN ambassador Elise Stefanik both had the support of 3% of conference-goers.