{"id":2574090,"date":"2026-02-26T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-machado-and-trump-ranked-as-most-popular-figures-among-venezuelans\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:26:22","slug":"rubio-machado-and-trump-ranked-as-most-popular-figures-among-venezuelans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-machado-and-trump-ranked-as-most-popular-figures-among-venezuelans\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio, Machado, and Trump ranked as most popular figures among Venezuelans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Frubio-machado-and-trump-ranked-as-most-popular-figures-among-venezuelans%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=2574090&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>A new AtlasIntel-Bloomberg poll of 2,336 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduro-demands-venezuelans-get-coronavirus-booster-shots-every-four-months\/\" title=\"... Demands ... Get Coronavirus Booster Shots Every Four Months\">venezuelan adults<\/a> conducted feb. 19\u201325, 2026, shows Marco rubio, Maria Corina Machado, and Donald Trump as the three most popular figures among Venezuelans. Rubio leads with 57% positive, 22% negative. Trump and Machado each have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/47-of-voters-dont-want-to-see-biden-run-in-2024-58-oppose-trump-run-poll\/\" title=\"47% Of Voters Don\u2019t Want To See Biden Run In 2024, 58% Oppose ... Run: ...\">favorable ratings<\/a> of +28,with 53% positive and 25% negative for Trump,and 56% positive and 28% negative for Machado.<\/p>\n<p>Key findings:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nicol\u00e1s Maduro: -42 favorable rating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Opponents and rival leaders: leopoldo L\u00f3pez -65, henrique Capriles -74, and Juan Guaid\u00f3 -74 (all with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >predominantly negative public views<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Delcy Rodr\u00edguez: -27 overall approval (29% positive, 56% negative). Her job as president is viewed more favorably (37% approve, 44% disapprove), and her government earns about one-third positive ratings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Diosdado Cabello: -50 approval.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Outlook: 78% expect the economy to improve in the next six months, 5% expect it to worsen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; U.S. role: 62.4% view the United States\u2019 increased involvement positively, about 20% neutral, 7.4% negative; 3.6% think Venezuela is worse off than under Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>the poll suggests strong popularity for Rubio, Trump, and Machado among Venezuelans, pervasive unpopularity for Maduro\u2019s allies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-first-main-foreign-policy-test-within-georgia\/\" title=\"Biden Faces First Main Foreign Policy Test within Georgia\">opposition leaders<\/a>, guarded optimism about economic prospects, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-more-than-2-3-of-republican-voters-want-trump-to-run-for-president\/\" title=\"...: More Than 2\/3 Of Republican Voters Want ... To Run For ...\">generally favorable view<\/a> of increased U.S.involvement.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rubio, Machado, and Trump ranked as three most popular figures among Venezuelans: Poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2503506\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"910\">Venezuelan<\/a> opposition leader Maria Corina Machado were ranked the three most popular figures among Venezuelan adults in a new poll.<\/p>\n<p>An AtlasIntel-<em>Bloomberg<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/atlasintel.org\/poll\/latam-pulse-venezuela-february-2026-2026-02-26\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/atlasintel.org\/poll\/latam-pulse-venezuela-february-2026-2026-02-26\">poll<\/a>, surveying 2,336 Venezuelan adults from Feb. 19-25, found good news for Washington in the popularity of its leaders. Rubio was ranked the most popular figure among Venezuelans, with 57% holding a positive opinion, and only 22% negative. Trump and Machado both had a plus-28 favorability rating: Trump at 53% positive and 25% negative, and Machado at 56% positive and 28% negative.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4473453\/iran-us-silent-negotiations-no-resolution\/\">Iran and US silent as negotiations in Geneva conclude without resolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4472968\/tommy-robinson-visit-state-department-unofficial\/\">Tommy Robinson visit to State Department was in an &#8216;unofficial capacity&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4473085\/downfall-davos-world-economic-forum-chief-resigns-epstein-ties\/\">Downfall in Davos: World Economic Forum chief resigns over Epstein ties<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, and President Donald Trump. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, in contrast, had a minus-42 favorability rating, with his wife boasting a slightly better minus-36.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the three most reviled figures in the poll were opposition leaders &mdash; Leopoldo Lopez had a minus-65 approval rating, while Henrique Capriles and former self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido each had minus-74 approval ratings. All had single-digit positive ratings.<\/p>\n<p>The three plummeted in popularity after they failed to oust Maduro, and are presumably now loathed for their lack of success.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, despite her cooperation with the most popular figures in the poll, had a minus-27 approval rating, with 29% ranking her positively and 56% negatively. Confusingly, her job as president was ranked significantly higher, with 37% approving and 44% disapproving. Her government received even higher marks, with only one-third of respondents saying it was &lsquo;bad&rsquo; or &lsquo;very bad.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>The most unpopular Chavista figure was the hard-liner Diosdado Cabello, Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace, with a minus-50 approval rating.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4472682\/us-venezuela-maduro-drug-defense-funding\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4472682\/us-venezuela-maduro-drug-defense-funding\/\">US BLOCKING VENEZUELA FROM PAYING MADURO&rsquo;S DRUG DEFENSE, EX-DICTATOR&rsquo;S LAWYER SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other good news for Trump&rsquo;s Venezuela policy, Venezuelans expressed overwhelming optimism that their situation would improve over the next six months, with 78% saying the economy would improve, compared to 5% who said it would worsen.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuelans were also overjoyed with the United States&rsquo;s increased role in the Venezuelan government since the arrest of Maduro, with 62.4% viewing it positively, roughly 20% neutral, and only 7.4% negatively. Only 3.6% Venezuelans believed Venezuela was worse off than when Maduro was president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio, Machado, Trump: Venezuelans&#8217; favorites in poll<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2574091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-39t56dq57-1772141606400-e1772145983243.jpg?1772123714&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[19794,5438,3634,26364],"class_list":["post-2574090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-machado","tag-rubio","tag-trump","tag-venezuelans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-39t56dq57-1772141606400-e1772145983243.jpg?1772123714&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574090","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574090"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574098,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574090\/revisions\/2574098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}