DeSantis finished second in two polls at the CPAC conference, including the one behind Kari Lake.
Attendees also chose who they preferred as Trump's potential vice presidential running mate, and the winner was, who received 20 percent of the votes. DeSantis, who is expected by many to throw his name in the hat as a 2024 presidential candidate, was also second in that poll with 14 percent of the vote.
DeSantis did not attend CPAC as he was reportedly in Texas delivering speeches and appearances to county Republican parties in both Dallas and Harris counties for annual Reagan Dinner fundraisers.Ambassador and already declared her presidential candidacy for 2024, received 10 percent of the vote to become Trump's running mate.
Kari Lake, a former Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee, speaks to supporters during her election night event at The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch on November 08, 2022, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Lake is an early favorite to be Donald Trump's running mate for the 2024 presidential election.Lake failed to win the Arizona gubernatorial race in 2022 despite Trump's endorsement.
She was a featured speaker Saturday at the CPAC meeting, in which she spoke these comments about the alleged bribery. "Somebody showed up at my door this week, they called me before and said, I gotta talk to you in person, can't be done over the phone," Lake said."They came to my door and they tried to bribe me [into] getting out of politics. This really happened. I'm telling you this because this is how disgusting politics is... They tried to bribe me with a job title, with a huge salary, a position on a board; this is how they do it...
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