former president donald trump According to multiple recent polls, he’s clearly in the race to win the Republican nomination.
what happened: Trump secured the support of 62% of respondents in the Conservative Political Action Conference 2023 straw poll conducted on Sunday, Hill reported.Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis Although he has yet to wear his hat to the ring, he received 20% of the votes, coming in second-largest.
The world’s largest and most influential gathering of conservatives, CPAC took place March 1-4 at Gaylord National Harbor, Maryland.
Former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley Standing behind businessmen managed to collect just 3% of the vote Perry Johnson Which did 5% of respondents prefer? Johnson announced his candidacy on Friday.
According to The Hill, the CPAC meeting has turned in Trump’s favor over the past year, so Trump’s commanding lead in the polls shouldn’t come as a surprise. According to reports, he has won each of his last five CPAC straw votes.
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Trump decided: Trump spoke at a press conference on Saturday night before addressing the CPAC conference after the results of the Straw poll were released. “I wouldn’t even consider leaving,” he said at a press conference, CNN reported.
Later, speaking to attendees at the CPAC conference, he said: We have to stop those who say, “We have to stop Trump … because you can’t stop them at the ballot box.” ”
Haley and the biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy Other potential candidates, including DeSantis and the former vice president, spoke at the conference earlier in the week. Mike Pence conspicuous by their absence.
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