Walt Vance Wins Conservative Political Action Conference 2028 Straw Poll

BlockBeats News, March 29th, an indicative poll result showed that U.S. Vice President Pence was the top choice for the next Republican presidential candidate at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Among the 1600+ attendees who participated in the poll, about 53% chose Pence, while U.S. Secretary of State Rubio came in second with 35% of the votes.

CPAC is an annual key gathering of Republican lawmakers, activists, and presidential candidates. This year's CPAC conference was held in Grapevine, Texas, with attendees mainly from the Republican conservative camp. The annual indicative poll at the conference is not a reliable predictor of the final candidate. However, this vote reflects the current support trend of core supporters of Trump's "Make America Great Again (MAGA)" movement.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the probability of Pence being the ultimate winner of the 2028 U.S. presidential election is currently at 18%, the probability of California Governor Gavin Newsom being the ultimate winner is at 17%, and the probability of Secretary of State Rubio being the ultimate winner is at 10%, with the three ranking in the top three.