The Republican Party is in deep trouble, as more Republicans are leaving Congress at the time of the Midterm Elections of 2026, and the alternatives to follow Donald Trump are not inspiring. This was demonstrated by the annual gathering of a right wing Republican group that was very lacking in excitement this past few days.
CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference). looking to the future, is divided between Vice President JD Vance with 53 percent support, down from last year’s 61 percent, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio gaining 35 percent, massively increased from last year’s 3 percent.
No one else is really in the running, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump Jr. each having 2 percent; and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard each gaining 1 percent.
The gathering also backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton overwhelmingly over Texas Senator John Cornyn by 67 percent to 21 percent, in the upcoming Senate Primary runoff, demonstrating how extreme and crazy CPAC’s reputation has become!
No member of the Trump family showed up, the first time in ten years!