College Republicans Snub Vance and Rubio for Surprise 2028 Pick
Summary
John McEntee led 2028 Republican presidential straw polls held by College Republicans at the University of Tennessee and Penn State. Other polling and betting markets cited in the coverage placed Vice President J.D. Vance ahead of McEntee in the broader race for the nomination.Key Facts
- McEntee received 31.3 percent in the University of Tennessee straw poll, ahead of Marco Rubio at 29.7 percent, Ron DeSantis at 23.4 percent, and J.D. Vance at 15.6 percent.
- At Penn State, McEntee received 42 percent, followed by Rubio at 23 percent, DeSantis at 15 percent, Thomas Massie at 11 percent, and Vance at 8 percent.
- McEntee served as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office during Donald Trump’s first administration.
- McEntee co-founded the conservative dating app The Right Stuff and worked as a senior adviser to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 initiative.
- McEntee has more than 3 million followers on TikTok.
- Kalshi gave McEntee a 5.3 percent chance of becoming the 2028 Republican nominee, compared with 34 percent for Vance, 18 percent for Rubio, and 15 percent for DeSantis.
- A November 9–11 Economist/YouGov poll put Vance at 40 percent, Rubio at 33 percent, DeSantis at 14 percent, and Trump at 9 percent among preferred Republican presidential candidates.
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