AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held this week. With no drama about the attendees’ favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, the intrigue centered on whom the activists favored for vice president.
Donald Trump won the presidential straw poll 95-5 over Nikki Haley. But the straw poll of attendees for vice president was far more interesting.
Finishing in a tie for first were South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota and the entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy with 15% each. Both politicians had been prominently mentioned for Trump’s second spot both before and during the CPAC conference.
Finishing a surprising third was former Hawaii Rep.Tulsi Gabbard who quit the Democratic Party in disgust; she got 9% of the vote. The size of that vote could mean that Gabbard had a lobbying presence at CPAC and a plan to make a splash with the straw poll.Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) […]
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