{"id":2682107,"date":"2026-10-12T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-widens-lead-more-than-doubles-vances-support\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:42:21","slug":"wj-straw-poll-rubio-widens-lead-more-than-doubles-vances-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-widens-lead-more-than-doubles-vances-support\/","title":{"rendered":"WJ Straw Poll: Rubio Widens Lead, More Than Doubles Vance\u2019s Support"},"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-widens-lead-more-than-doubles-vances-support%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=2682107&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 content presents the results of The Western Journal\u2019s latest GOP 2028 Presidential Straw Poll. Senator Marco Rubio leads with 46.7% support, showing a rise of 2.8 percentage points from the previous week. Vice President J.D. Vance is in second place with 20.3%,down from 22%,while Rep.Thomas Massie maintains third with 15.3%, a slight decline. Former President Donald Trump received 6.8%, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis secured 6.4%. Support for other candidates and categories remains relatively low, with the \u201cOther\u201d category at 4.7%. The poll indicates Rubio&#8217;s increasing dominance among readers, with the survey tracking sentiments about potential 2028 Republican nominees as voting continues. Readers are encouraged too participate in ongoing polls via a provided 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><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio continued to widen his lead over Vice President J.D. Vance in The Western Journal\u2019s latest GOP 2028 Presidential Straw Poll.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio received 46.7 percent of the vote in this past week\u2019s survey.<\/p>\n<p>Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.westernjournal.com\/straw-poll-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finished<\/a> second with 20.3 percent of the vote, which was less than half of Rubio\u2019s 46.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s support increased 2.8 percentage points from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-doubles-vance-support-massie-plummets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the previous week<\/a>, when he received 43.9 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another week of voting is complete, and the results are in! Here\u2019s how The Western Journal\u2019s 2028 GOP Presidential Straw Poll stands after the Oct. 5\u201311 voting period:<\/p>\n<p>Marco Rubio \u2013 46.7%<br \/> JD Vance \u2013 20.3%<br \/> Thomas Massie \u2013 15.3%<br \/> Donald J. Trump \u2013 6.8%<br \/> Ron DeSantis \u2013 6.4%<br \/> Other \u2013 4.7%<\/p>\n<p>A new week means another opportunity to make your voice heard! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Cast your vote at https:\/\/t.co\/UhPwxhxWh4 and check back next week for the latest results. https:\/\/t.co\/g44z3VxPN1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2109646988190830960?\">October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Vance\u2019s support fell 1.7 points from the previous week\u2019s 22 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The two battled for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wj-straw-poll-rubio-widens-lead-as-desantis-moves-ahead-of-trump\/\" title=\"WJ Straw ...: Rubio Widens Lead as DeSantis Moves Ahead of Trump\">top spot repeatedly earlier<\/a> this year when The Western Journal first launched the weekly survey.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio has consistently outperformed Vance in recent months, and the latest results show his support among readers is continuing to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky remained in third place this past week, despite another decline in support.<\/p>\n<p>He received a 15.3 percent  of the vote, which was down 1.2 points from the previous week\u2019s 16.5 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The latest results are in! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Here\u2019s where The Western Journal\u2019s 2028 GOP Straw Poll stands after voting for Sept. 28th\u2013Oct. 4th:<\/p>\n<p>Marco Rubio \u2013 43.9%<br \/> JD Vance \u2013 22%<br \/> Thomas Massie \u2013 16.5%<br \/> Donald J. Trump \u2013 8%<br \/> Ron DeSantis \u2013 6.3%<br \/> Other \u2013 3.3%<\/p>\n<p>A new week means a new vote! Head to The Western Journal\u2019s https:\/\/t.co\/UhPwxhxWh4<br \/> https:\/\/t.co\/g44z3VxPN1 to make your choice and see where your candidate stands.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2107095252716716434?\">October 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump remained in fourth place this past week, receiving 6.8 percent support.<\/p>\n<p>That was down 1.2 points from the previous week\u2019s 8 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 support in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekly-straw-poll-vance-extends-commanding-lead-in-latest-western-journal-survey\/\" title=\"...ly Straw ...: ... Extends Commanding Lead in Latest Western Journal Survey\">weekly straw poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finished in fifth place in our latest survey with 6.4 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>That number was up slightly from the previous week\u2019s 6.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cOther\u201d category in the survey, which includes candidates receiving less than 2 percent individually, accounted for 4.7 percent of the vote. 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