{"id":2660933,"date":"2026-09-14T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-holds-lead-as-massie-trump-and-flynn-gain-ground\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:28:10","slug":"wj-straw-poll-rubio-holds-lead-as-massie-trump-and-flynn-gain-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-holds-lead-as-massie-trump-and-flynn-gain-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"WJ Straw Poll: Rubio Holds Lead as Massie, Trump, and Flynn Gain Ground"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fwj-straw-poll-rubio-holds-lead-as-massie-trump-and-flynn-gain-ground%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=2660933&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&#8217;s GOP 2028 Presidential Straw Poll indicates that Secretary of State Marco Rubio remains the leading candidate, though his support has decreased slightly from the previous week, down to 37%. Vice President J.D. Vance ranks second with 26.2%, a slight decline from 29.1%. The poll also shows increased support for Rep. Thomas Massie (13.7%) and President donald Trump (9.6%), despite Trump not running for the 2028 race due to term limits. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gained modestly to 7%. Rubio continues to be the favored choice among respondents, with ongoing tracking of voter sentiment to gauge the primary race trends. The poll is non-scientific and aims to engage conservative supporters ahead of potential official voting.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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 latest Western Journal GOP 2028 Presidential Straw Poll found Secretary of State Marco Rubio continuing to lead the field, although his lead narrowed from the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>Our poll from the week of Sept. 7-13 showed Rubio received 37 percent of the vote this past week, maintaining the top position but declining 4 points from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-surges-commanding-lead-vance-cruises-past-massie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the week prior<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance finished second with 26.2 percent, which was down 2.9 percent from last week\u2019s 29.1 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The votes are in! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Here\u2019s this week\u2019s GOP 2028 straw poll (Sept 7th-13th):<br \/> Marco Rubio \u2013 37%<br \/> JD Vance \u2013 26.2%<br \/> Thomas Massie \u2013 13.7%<br \/> Donald J. Trump \u2013 9.6%<br \/> Ron DeSantis \u2013 7%<br \/> Other \u2013 4.1%<br \/> Cast your vote for this week\u2019s poll at The Western Journal\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ibBrUa8mxC\">pic.twitter.com\/ibBrUa8mxC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2099497262040662458?\">September 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The latest result leaves Vance 10.8 percent behind Rubio, compared with an 11.9-point gap the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio and Vance have repeatedly exchanged positions near the top of The Western Journal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-dominates-field-passes-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weekly survey<\/a> throughout the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, recorded the largest increase among the leading candidates, rising to 13.7 percent, an increase of 1.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump received 9.6 percent this past week, gaining 2.2 points from the previous week\u2019s 7.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is constitutionally limited to his current two elected terms and is not a candidate for another presidential term in 2028, but he has continued to receive support in the weekly straw poll.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also gained slightly, moving to 7 percent, which was up from last week\u2019s 6.3 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 The votes are counted \u2014 here\u2019s this week\u2019s GOP 2028 straw poll:<\/p>\n<p>Marco Rubio \u2013 41%<br \/> JD Vance \u2013 29.1%<br \/> Thomas Massie \u2013 12%<br \/> Donald J. Trump \u2013 7.4%<br \/> Ron DeSantis \u2013 6.3%<br \/> Other \u2013 4.2%<\/p>\n<p>Did you get who you wanted?<\/p>\n<p>Submit a new vote each week at The Western Journal\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W2YU4AHNRA\">pic.twitter.com\/W2YU4AHNRA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2096966618131624242?\">September 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn also placed this week after he received 2.4 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates receiving less than 2 percent support are grouped into the \u201cOther\u201d category, which slipped to 4.1 percent from last week\u2019s 4.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The latest results show Rubio remains the leading choice among respondents in our non-scientific poll.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekly-straw-poll-vances-support-slides-from-record-high-yet-no-other-candidate-comes-close\/\" title=\"...: ...&#039;s ... 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