DeSantis finished second in two polls at the CPAC conference, including the one behind Kari Lake.
The majority of people who attended this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) selected Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee for president in 2024. Trump, who received 62 percent of the votes in the straw poll, overwhelmingly defeated Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was second with only 20 percent of the vote.
Attendees also chose who they preferred as Trump’s potential vice presidential running mate, and the winner was Kari Lake, who received 20 percent of the votes. DeSantis, who is expected by many to throw his name in the hat as a 2024 presidential candidate, was also second in that poll with 14 percent of the vote.
DeSantis did not attend CPAC as he was reportedly in Texas delivering speeches and appearances to county Republican parties in both Dallas and Harris counties for annual Reagan Dinner fundraisers.
