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Miles Archer

(23,251 posts)
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:07 PM Yesterday

CPAC Straw Poll: Donald "Commander Cokespoon" Trump Jr. gets a STAGGERING 2% as 2028 GOP Presidential nominee

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Vice President J.D. Vance won a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) about the GOP presidential nominee for 2028.

The poll showed that Vance got 53% of the vote from those who attended the conference.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio got 35%, while Donald Trump Jr. and Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis both got 2%, according to The Hill newspaper.

Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Texas Sen. Cruz, Gov. Greg Abbott and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard got 1%.

https://news3lv.com/news/nation-world/vance-wins-cpac-straw-poll-for-2028-republican-presidential-nomination-2028-gop-donald-trump-ron-desantis-marco-rubio

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CPAC Straw Poll: Donald "Commander Cokespoon" Trump Jr. gets a STAGGERING 2% as 2028 GOP Presidential nominee (Original Post) Miles Archer Yesterday OP
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.... Initech Yesterday #1
It will just rebrand to something else D_Master81 Yesterday #2
SNORT. Historic NY Yesterday #3
What makes people think the GOP will even have primaries in 2028? BannonsLiver Yesterday #4
Payback's an obituary, fuckers Blue Owl Yesterday #5
The crowd also cheered impeaching him Renew Deal Yesterday #6
Rubio thinks that he's an adult. He won't be able to explain his way out of this & he won't blindly get the cult vote themaguffin Yesterday #7

Initech

(108,767 posts)
1. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:09 PM
Yesterday

Also, no fucking way Trump Jr or Rubio make it past the primaries. MAGA is over, finished. Done.

D_Master81

(2,579 posts)
2. It will just rebrand to something else
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:11 PM
Yesterday

Just like the tea party they will just rebrand the right into some other name over the next few years

BannonsLiver

(20,589 posts)
4. What makes people think the GOP will even have primaries in 2028?
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:50 PM
Yesterday

50/50 the Orange pedo will simply select a nominee and cancel the primaries by clearing the field for his designee.

themaguffin

(5,220 posts)
7. Rubio thinks that he's an adult. He won't be able to explain his way out of this & he won't blindly get the cult vote
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:10 PM
Yesterday
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