Vice-president received about 53% of votes at Conservative Political Action Conference held in Texas this year
One of the biggest conservative gatherings in the US ran a poll showing vice-president JD Vance is the top choice this year to be the next Republican presidential candidate.
The poll from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), released on Saturday, was taken during this year’s gathering. About 53% of the more than 1,600 attendees who voted in the poll chose Vance, Reuters reports. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, came in second with 35%.
CPAC is an important annual gathering for right-wing and Republican politicians and activists, hosted by the American Conservative Union. The gathering is being held this year in Grapevine, Texas. Reuters reports its annual straw poll is not necessarily a reliable predictor of the eventual Republican nominee for presidential elections.
Although it is not a completely reliable poll, it offers insight into the conservative movement’s perspectives and shows that CPAC participants are supportive of Donald Trump’s administration after just one year in office.
