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!
Check out the crowd at ultra-right-wing CPAC cheering for impeachment hearings, lol!
At CPAC, the ‘America First’ Crowd Ponders Giving War a Chance
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/politics/cpac-trump-iran-war.html
Trump fans at CPAC hope for the best in Iran but worry over the cost at home
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-fans-cpac-iran-rcna265370
The fact that they “trust” Trump tells us a great deal about them – nothing good, that’s for sure!
At CPAC, the Shah’s Son Promises to “Make Iran Great Again”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/reza-pahlavi-cpac-iran-trump-shah-war/
Hahahahaha – nope, not happening! Also, WTF is he doing at batsh**-crazy, far-right-extremist CPAC?
Deranged.
Vice President Vance wins CPAC conservative meeting’s 2028 presidential straw poll
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/vice-president-vance-wins-cpac-conservative-meetings-2028-presidential-straw-2026-03-28/
JD Vance appears at secretive conservative donor summit as 2028 presidential speculation grows
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-rockbridge-network-conservative-donor-summit-nashville/
Vance is a DISASTER.
‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying’: Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC
“At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/style/cpac-scene-maga.html
If you need a good laugh, check out the following video clip of Glenn Youngkin talking to his BFF Sean Hannity about 2028 (“Vice President Vance would make a great nominee”: “I think [Marco/JD] would be a great ticket”). LOL