politics
March 29, 2026
JD Vance leads CPAC poll for next Republican presidential candidate
Vice-president received about 53% of votes at Conservative Political Action Conference held in Texas this year
TL;DR
- JD Vance is the top choice in a CPAC poll for the next Republican presidential candidate, with 53% of the vote.
- Marco Rubio came in second with 35% of the vote.
- The CPAC poll is not always a reliable predictor of the eventual Republican nominee.
- Rifts within the conservative movement persist, influenced by the Epstein files and US foreign wars.
- Vance also led last year's CPAC poll, while Rubio has seen a rise in popularity.
- No other contender in this year's poll received more than 2% of the vote.
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