{"id":2204723,"date":"2024-03-23T10:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-who-republicans-want-as-trumps-vp-running-mate\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T10:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T14:14:30","slug":"poll-shows-who-republicans-want-as-trumps-vp-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-who-republicans-want-as-trumps-vp-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey reveals top picks for Trump&#8217;s VP running mate among Republicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-shows-who-republicans-want-as-trumps-vp-running-mate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2204723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Voters Voice Picks for Trump&#8217;s Potential\u200d VP Running Mate<\/h2>\n<p>Republican voters have \u2062weighed\u2062 in on potential picks for former President\u200d Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200d running mate for vice president. The recent \u200dsurvey by \u200bThe Center \u200cSquare unveiled interesting insights into the\u200d preferences of the Republican base.<\/p>\n<h3>Top Contenders:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>1. Ron DeSantis:<\/strong> Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis clinched the\u2063 top spot with 18% of \u2064Republicans favoring him as Trump&#8217;s VP choice.\u2063 DeSantis, once a strong contender for the presidential nomination, now emerges as a leading candidate for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-not-every-republican-running-in-2024-has-sights-set-on-the-presidency\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Not Every Republican Running in 2024 Has Sights Set on the Presidency\">vice presidential slot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Nikki Haley:<\/strong> Former \u2063Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley closely follows with 17% support \u2062among\u200b Republicans. Haley&#8217;s past\u200c achievements and strong presence in \u2062the political arena make her a \u2063compelling choice for the\u200c second spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Vivek Ramaswamy \u200cand Tim Scott:<\/strong> Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy\u200d and South Carolina Gov. Tim Scott share the third position, each garnering 15% support from \u2062Republican voters. Their unique backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to the \u200cVP \u2062selection process.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Other\u200d Notable Mentions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tulsi Gabbard:<\/strong> Democratic former Congressman Tulsi Gabbard\u2063 surprisingly received 7% support\u200c from\u200c Republicans,\u200d showcasing a bipartisan appeal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kristi Noem:<\/strong> South Dakota \u200cGov. Kristi Noem secured 6% backing among Republicans,\u200b adding to the diversity of potential VP candidates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Analysts suggest\u200b that Trump may\u2062 consider selecting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-questions-on-why-vp-harris-hasnt-spoken-out-on-gov-cuomo-after-doing-so-with-kavanaugh\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges Questions On Why VP Harris Hasn\u2019t Spoken Out On Gov. Cuomo After Doing So With Kavanaugh\">female vice president<\/a>, such as\u2063 Haley or Noem,\u200c to attract\u200c broader support from \u2063different voter segments.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump \u2064has not \u2064disclosed\u2063 his preferred choice for VP, speculations hint at the exclusion of Vivek \u200bRamaswamy from the list. However, Ramaswamy remains a\u2063 potential \u2062candidate \u2063for a cabinet position in a \u2063Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Mike Pence is unlikely to be considered for the VP role due to strained \u2062relations \u2062with Trump,\u200d as highlighted in \u200cPence&#8217;s recent \u2062statements \u200dto Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming VP selection \u2062holds significant weight in the closely \u2064contested presidential race. \u2062The Center Square poll illustrates a \u200btight race \u200bbetween Trump\u2064 and\u2064 Biden,\u2063 with potential independent candidates further influencing the\u2064 outcome.<\/p>\n<p>With the\u200b margin between \u200bTrump and Biden standing at 46%-45%\u2062 among likely voters, \u200cthe VP \u2064selection could\u200c act as a decisive factor in determining the election&#8217;s outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The survey, conducted by The Center Square and Noble Predictive Insights, engaged a diverse pool of respondents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/archeologists-discover-3-shipwrecks-in-treacherous-mediterranean-reef\/\" title=\"Archaeologists find 3 shipwrecks in dangerous Mediterranean reef.\">providing valuable insights<\/a> \u2063into the evolving political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll by The Center Square shows Republican voters sharing their top choices for Donald Trump&#8217;s potential vice presidential running mate. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis emerged as a frontrunner in the survey, reflecting voters&#8217; preferences for the role alongside the former President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2204724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23178010813496-1024x767.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23178010813496-1024x767.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}