Supporters of the MAGA movement are increasingly viewing JD Vance as Donald Trump’s likely successor.
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Reuters reports, the sitting vice president won a majority in an informal poll on the Republican Party’s future nominee for president of the United States. He received support from 53% of participants, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio drew 35%.
CPAC has traditionally brought together the most active and ideologically cohesive segment of the conservative electorate. Although polls of this kind are not a precise predictor of the party’s eventual choice, they do reflect the mood of the core constituency backing Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” agenda.
Against this backdrop, Trump’s own approval rating has fallen to 36%—its lowest level since his return to the White House amid the war with Iran.