Former President Donald Trump Saturday, one day after being indicted on federal charges, took the top spot in the annual Western Conservative Summit straw poll, outpacing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his nearest challenger for the GOP presidential nomination, by 40.3% to 35.8%.
The closest other candidates were Larry Elder, at 7.7%, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., at 5.8%, leading Jeff Hunt, co-chair of the summit to comment that there is a "two-horse race" for the nomination.
"The results are clear — Western grassroots conservatives want a fighter who will take on the radical Left and the institutions that are destroying America’s founding principles," Hunt said.
Former President Donald Trump Saturday, one day after being indicted on federal charges, took the top spot in the annual Western Conservative Summit straw poll, outpacing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his nearest challenger for the GOP presidential nomination, by 40.3% to 35.8%.
The closest other candidates were Larry Elder, at 7.7%, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., at 5.8%, leading Jeff Hunt, co-chair of the summit to comment that there is a "two-horse race" for the nomination.
"The results are clear — Western grassroots conservatives want a fighter who will take on the radical Left and the institutions that are destroying America’s founding principles," Hunt said.
Trump Wins Western Conservative Summit Straw Poll
- by: Sandy Fitzgerald
- 2023-06-11
- Source:
News Max
- 06/12/2023
