{"id":2666512,"date":"2026-09-21T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-leads-the-field-support-for-massie-jumps\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:04:32","slug":"wj-straw-poll-rubio-leads-the-field-support-for-massie-jumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-leads-the-field-support-for-massie-jumps\/","title":{"rendered":"WJ Straw Poll: Rubio Leads the Field, Support for Massie Jumps"},"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%2Fwj-straw-poll-rubio-leads-the-field-support-for-massie-jumps%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=2666512&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 article reports that Marco Rubio has strengthened his lead in The Western Journal\u2019s latest GOP 2028 Presidential Straw Poll, increasing his support to 39.1% for the week of September 14-20, up 2.1 percentage points from the previous week. J.D. Vance finished second with 23.7%,down slightly from 26.2%. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, saw the largest gain, rising to 18.8% support, up 5.1 points. Former President Donald Trump received 7.4%, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis garnered 6.2%. The \u201cOthre\u201d category accounted for 4.9% of votes. The poll indicates Rubio&#8217;s consistent outperforming of Vance, while Massie fluctuates in third place. The survey continues to track reader sentiment regarding potential 2028 Republican candidates,with options for participation via an online link.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio extended his lead in The Western Journal\u2019s latest GOP 2028 Presidential Straw Poll, while Rep. Thomas Massie posted the largest gain among the leading candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio received 39.1 percent of the vote in the latest survey, which covered the week of Sept. 14-20.<\/p>\n<p>That was an increase of 2.1 percentage points from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-holds-lead-massie-trump-flynn-gain-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the previous week<\/a>, when Rubio received 37 percent and held a 10.8-point lead over the second most popular potential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance finished second in the weekly, non-scientific poll with 23.7 percent support.<\/p>\n<p>The VP\u2019s support was down 2.5 points from the previous week, when he had the support of 26.2 percent of respondents.<\/p>\n<p>The latest results put Rubio\u2019s lead over Vance at 15.4 points, compared with 10.8 points the previous week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The results are in for The Western Journal\u2019s 2028 GOP Straw Poll! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Here\u2019s where the candidates stand for Sept. 14\u201320th:<\/p>\n<p>Marco Rubio \u2013 39.1%<br \/> JD Vance \u2013 23.7%<br \/> Thomas Massie \u2013 18.8%<br \/> Donald J. Trump \u2013 7.4%<br \/> Ron DeSantis \u2013 6.2%<br \/> Other \u2013 4.9%<\/p>\n<p>Where does your pick stand? Make your\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8iD85vQjyx\">pic.twitter.com\/8iD85vQjyx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2102035075139244280?\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two battled for the top spot earlier this year repeatedly when The Western Journal first launched the weekly survey.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio has consistently outperformed Vance in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Massie, a Republican from Kentucky who lost his primary earlier this year, recorded the largest increase among the candidates this week and came in third again.<\/p>\n<p>He received 18.8 percent, a gain of 5.1 points from the previous week\u2019s 13.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Massie\u2019s support has fluctuated considerably in recent weeks. He briefly surged to the top of the poll in August before falling back to third place as Rubio and Vance moved ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump received a 7.4 percent  of the vote this week, which was down 2.2 points from the previous week\u2019s 9.6 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is constitutionally limited to two terms and is not a candidate for another presidential term in 2028, but he has continued to draw significant support in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekly-straw-poll-vance-extends-commanding-lead-in-latest-western-journal-survey\/\" title=\"... Straw ...: ... Extends Commanding ... in Latest Western Journal ...\">weekly straw poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finished fifth with 6.2 percent, which was down 0.8 points from his previous 7 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 \u201cOther\u201d category, which includes candidates receiving less than 2 percent individually, accounted for 4.9 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>That was up from 4.1 percent the previous week.<\/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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