Trump Still the Overwhelming Choice Among Republicans at CPAC
- Former president wins 2024 straw poll over Florida’s DeSantis
- Conservative gathering shows extent of Trump’s GOP dominance
Donald Trump at CPAC in Dallas, on July 11.
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Donald Trump overwhelmingly won the 2024 presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which showed the extent of the former president’s dominance over the Republican Party.
Trump had an approval rating of 98% and was the choice of 70% of CPAC attendees in the straw poll among potential Republican candidates taken during the three-day gathering in Dallas. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was a distant second at 21%.