Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2024 presidential straw poll
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ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 27 (Reuters) - 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.
Underscoring the unparalleled sway Trump enjoys over the Republican base, his closest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, garnered 28% of votes at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering in Orlando.
CPAC tends to draw from the more conservative wing of the Republican Party, and its polls are not necessarily a reliable predictor of the eventual nominee. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, for instance, beat out rivals in its 2016 straw poll but Trump ended up clinching the nomination.
Last year in Orlando, Trump reportedly garnered 55% of votes, more than twice as many as DeSantis, who was also a featured speaker. Trump then reportedly received 70% of votes at CPAC's summer gathering in Dallas last July.
Trump has yet to say whether he will run in 2024, although he has heavily hinted that he will and is already an important political force ahead of November's congressional elections.
Still, he is facing multiple legal investigations that could complicate a potential presidential run.
In a straw poll question that omitted Trump, DeSantis garnered 61% of votes.
Many CPAC attendees said DeSantis, a 43-year …
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If Donnie's minions are so eager to gift democrats in 2024, by all means run him.
To listen to the wallowers here, Donald Trump doesn't even exist anymore, and is the creation of deranged liberals.
Trump speech Saturday evening was satire. Of phony patriotism, fake religion, gullibility, raw stupidity, and human vanity. Too bad the listening lemmings were not in on the joke.
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"CPAC tends to draw from the more conservative wing of the Republican Party, and its polls are not necessarily a reliable predictor of the eventual nominee."
His stupid bluster and blather will keep him from getting the nomination. His talking and tweeting kept him from being reelected. Most Americans are Trump weary. DeSantis will rise to the top.
Not to mention his criminality.
What criminality is that?
Be specific with charges filed and charges found guilty of.
I'll wait.
Your presumption that all criminals are found guilty in court is childlike.
So you have nothing but mean tweets...
Got it.
Keep in mind that these are the same people that think Hillary should be in jail for all the crimes she didn't commit. The telltale R or D after the name indicates whether legal standards should apply.
As for Trump, we have all watched him violate the Hatch Law multiple times on our televisions.
Trump is too old