{"id":2495784,"date":"2025-10-07T16:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekly-straw-poll-vance-extends-commanding-lead-in-latest-western-journal-survey\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:47:14","slug":"weekly-straw-poll-vance-extends-commanding-lead-in-latest-western-journal-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekly-straw-poll-vance-extends-commanding-lead-in-latest-western-journal-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Straw Poll: Vance Extends Commanding Lead in Latest Western Journal Survey"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fweekly-straw-poll-vance-extends-commanding-lead-in-latest-western-journal-survey%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=2495784&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--><p>The Western Journal conducted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-cpac-straw-poll-shows-one-candidate-dominating-gop-field-if-trump-not-on-ticket-in-2024\/\" title=\"New CPAC Straw Poll Shows One Candi... Dominating GOP Field If ... Not On Ticket In 2024\">straw poll<\/a> asking readers who they would support if the 2028 Republican primary were held today. Vice President J.D. Vance leads decisively with 62.1% of the vote, showing an increase from 60.5% last week, indicating growing and accelerating momentum. Former President Donald Trump is in second place with 12.2%, slightly up from 11.1%, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >demonstrating continued strong support<\/a> despite term limits and controversy over his potential third term. Representative Thomas Massie also saw a minor increase to 7.3%.Other candidates, including former Secretary of State Marco Rubio (6.6%) and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (5.0%), experienced small fluctuations. The poll highlights a consolidation of conservative support around Vance and Trump, who together command about three-quarters of the vote, reflecting approval of current leadership and policies among readers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal asked readers the same question again this week: If the 2028 Republican primary were held today, who would you support?<\/p>\n<p>The results reveal a widening gap between Vice President J.D. Vance and the rest of the GOP field.<\/p>\n<p>Vance received 62.1 percent of the vote in this week&rsquo;s straw poll.<\/p>\n<p>That marks another increase from his 60.5 percent total in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/straw-poll-vance-takes-commanding-lead-wjs-readers-vote-2028-gop-front-runner-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last week&rsquo;s survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The continued rise shows his momentum is not slowing down, but rather, it&rsquo;s accelerating.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';'); 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The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/1975626301143982510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That number represents a slight increase from 11.1 percent the week before. Both are a strong showing for a president limited to two terms, and whose jokes about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eight-year-president-trump-addresses-whether-serve-third-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third term<\/a> have had the left fuming all year.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky also ticked up slightly to 7.3 percent this week compared to the 7.1 percent he received in last week&rsquo;s straw poll.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Other&rdquo; category dropped to 6.8 percent from 8.8 percent this week.<\/p>\n<p>That decline suggests conservatives are rallying behind the White House and a president and vice president who are doing what they promised on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>Among those other names that posted support this week was former Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came in at 6.6 percent.<\/p>\n<p>That figure is down from 7.9 percent in last week&rsquo;s tally.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recorded a small gain from the previous week, moving from 4.6 percent to 5.0 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, the numbers show that support for Vance continues to grow while others fluctuate modestly.<\/p>\n<p>Crossing the 62 percent threshold puts Vance further ahead than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>His lead is now more than 49 percentage points above Trump, the next closest contender.<\/p>\n<p>But together, Vance and Trump took up three-quarters of the pie this week, according to our non-scientific poll.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal straw poll continues to highlight that conservatives like what they&rsquo;re seeing in Washington and want more of it after 2028.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to participate in this week&rsquo;s straw poll, you can do so by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.westernjournal.com\/strawpoll2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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