Republican voters are rallying behind former President Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), calling him the right pick heading into the fall election season.
According to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, 75% of Republicans approve of the 39-year-old first-term senator being Trump’s vice presidential choice.
Among all likely voters, 51% approve versus just 32% who don’t.
Today – J.D. Vance: Majority Approve of Trump VP Pick
A majority of voters like former President Donald Trump’s choice of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. https://t.co/BKtTmNjmXw
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) July 19, 2024
Vance accepted the nomination on Wednesday, and on Thursday, he sat with Trump and his family during some of the speeches given at the Republican National Convention.
Notably, he has won the support and friendship of Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. Donald Trump Jr. even suggested that there is a “very high chance” that Vance will follow the former president into the Oval Office in the 2028 election.
The survey results are good news for Vance. He is not well known, though he wrote the top-selling book Hillbilly Elegy.
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Among voting groups, a majority of Hispanic voters approve of Trump’s selection, as do younger voters.
Trump and Vance are heading to Michigan to open the fall campaign.