The resounding victory sets the stage for a showdown with Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election.
The 2023 Turning Point Action Conference straw poll results show former President Donald Trump leads the pack at a whopping 86 percent. Despite being the favorite to take on Trump in the Republican primary, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis failed to even make second place, with businessman Perry Johnson pipping him to the post with 78 points.
DeSantis came in at four percent, followed by entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who polls at two percent in the survey.
Candidates Trump, Johnson, and Ramaswamy all spoke at the event in West Palm Beach, Florida, as did former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. DeSantis; Vice President Mike Pence; Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.; and former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley were invited but declined, according to Turning Point Action.
Boasting about his lead in a Truth Social post, Trump wrote:
