Trump greets Vance at an election night watch party in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP/Evan Vucci)
McLaughlin noted that the straw poll has accurately predicted conservatives' views and voting trends in previous years, including that Trump would win the 2024 primary and general election.
"You know how I knew Donald Trump was going to win the people in this room? Because when we did the CPAC polls over the years, and you had the mainstream media saying, you know, 'Donald Trump couldn't win again.' Donald Trump was winning overwhelmingly, not by a little bit, overwhelmingly in every single CPAC poll. You guys knew he was going to win the primary. You all knew that he was going to win the general election, no matter what the Democrats threw at us," he said.
This year's straw poll overwhelmingly focused on Trump's approval ratings since taking office, with a handful of results finding Trump's approval sitting at 99% on various issues.
"The first few weeks of Donald Trump's presidency have been the best for the modern conservative movement in my lifetime. What do you think about that?" McLaughlin said of one of the poll questions. "Well, 99% agreed with that. Think about that. We don't see 99% numbers."
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"But 99% say this is the best … in modern conservative history," McLaughlin, who was joined on stage by CPAC chair Matt Schlapp on stage to announce the results, added.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a campaign rally Sept. 28, 2024, in Newtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
"Ninety-three percent of you approve of that, because it just makes sense for economic reasons, for national security reasons," McLaughlin said of Trump's support for establishing an alliance with Greenland. "And by the way, we do a little bit of work over in Europe and whatnot. They also think it's a very good idea. Donald Trump again, being a visionary."
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The straw poll comes just roughly one month into Trump's second administration, which has been working at a break-neck pace as administration officials work to gut the federal government over overspending, while also stamping out potential fraud and mismanagement.
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