DeSantis was supported by 61% of CPAC attendees without Trump on the ballot. Trump received 59% support in a matchup with DeSantis, compared to 28% for the governor. Mike Pompeo, the former secretary of state, came in second with 6% support.
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Trump wins CPAC presidential straw poll as his grip on conservative base holds
Former president still dominates conservative base and Ron DeSantis is a distant second
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.
Former President Donald Trump easily won an informal straw poll of conservatives Sunday, when asked who they would support in a GOP primary for president in 2024.
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/CNN) – An informal straw poll on Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference revealed former President Donald Trump was the top pick of who they would support in a GOP primary for president in 2024.Among attendees, 59 percent said they would vote for Trump if the 2024 Republican primary were held today.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came in second with 28 percent of the vote in the poll. Former Secretary of State Mike Pom…
Cheering political activists on Sunday crowned former president Donald Trump the winner of the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference.