Who will succeed Trump? Reuters poll: These two are most favored by Republican voters

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that Secretary of State Rubio (right) and Vice President Vance (left) are currently the most favored by Republican voters. (AP file photo)

First published 11-12 22:21

Update time 11-13 06:02

The next presidential election in the United States will be held in 2028. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that Republican Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance, as well as Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, are the four potential candidates most favored by voters within their respective parties.

Polls show that 45% and 43% of Republican voters respectively believe that Rubio and Vance would be "excellent" presidential candidates. In addition, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was also affirmed by 32% of Republican voters. As for Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., and Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, although they also received a certain degree of support, many people also opposed it.

For the Democratic Party, Buttigieg and Ossoff were each rated as "excellent" by 29% of Democratic voters. Former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Governor Gavin Newsom were also rated as "excellent" presidential candidates by 23% of Democratic voters.

In the awareness section, almost all Republican voters surveyed recognized Vans, but about 1/6 of Republican voters did not know who Rubio was. On the Democratic side, Buttigieg ran for president in 2020, so he is slightly more well-known than Ossoff. About 1/5 of Democratic voters said they had never heard of Buttigieg, and about 1/3 of voters did not know Ossoff.

The survey period was from November 6 to 9. The effective sample was 1,705 American adults, including about 500 Republican and Democratic registered voters. The margin of error for voters was plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Democratic Senator Ossoff. (Reuters file photo)

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg. (European News Agency file photo)