CNN’s Harry Enten: Marco Rubio Is ‘Really, Really, Really Popular’ Among Republicans

BusinessMediaCNN’s Harry Enten: Marco Rubio Is ‘Really, Really, Really Popular’ Among RepublicansByMark Joyella,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Joyella is a former broadcast journalist who covers media.Follow AuthorMay 27, 2026, 11:24am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures as he embarks an aircraft at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Trump’s favorite poll watcher, CNN’s Harry Enten, says aside from the president himself, Republican voters have a clear favorite in the White House--and it’s not Vice President JD Vance. “Marco Rubio is really, really, really popular with Republicans,” Enten said on CNN’s News Central Wednesday. “His chances to be the Republican nominee in 2028 are up like a rocket taking off from Cape Canaveral.”Enten, the network’s chief data analyst, pointed to figures from Kalshi, the political trading market, which show Rubio’s odds of being the GOP nominee jumping from 11% in January to 30% today. “All of a sudden, the people putting their money where their mouths are are really liking Rubio’s chances,” Enten told CNN’s John Berman.WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) depart the White House on their way to Florida on March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is spending the weekend at his private Mar-a-Lago Club. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty ImagesRubio jumps ahead of Vance, Hegseth and PatelWhile Trump has mused in public about whether he’d support Rubio or Vance as a potential successor--even joking that they’d make a great ticket together--Republican voters appear to be solidifying behind Rubio, whose net approval rating is the...