Republicans did not pick former President Donald Trump, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as their 2024 presidential candidate. It’s the first time the new poll has seen DeSantis leap ahead of Trump.
Republicans want a Trumpism without Trump. At least, that’s what a new survey shows USAT today and Suffolk University. According to the poll, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will not defeat incumbent Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. What’s particularly striking is how strongly the Republican governor jumped over the former president: a whopping 23 percentage points. More than half of Republicans would choose DeSantis over Trump as the Republican nominee. A third of Republicans disapprove.
This poll demonstrates just how far Trump’s popularity has fallen USAT today. Six months ago, 60 percent of Republicans wanted Trump to run for president again. It has steadily declined in recent months to 56 percent in October and finally reached 47 percent today. In another poll, one The Wall Street JournalDeSantis beat the former Republican incumbent in the primary.
However, there is good news for Trump. In the Morning Consult poll, Trump leads DeSantis by 18 percentage points. On the US poll site Five thirty eight In most cases, Trump defeated his potential Republican opponent.
Opportunity for Trump
‘There is something new Sheriff in the cityDavid Paleologos, director of Suffolk University’s Center for Political Research, counters USAT today. DeSantis is trailing Trump not only among the general electorate, but also among the Republican voters who made up the former president’s base. Republicans and conservative independents increasingly want Trumpism without Trump.
Paleologos did not rule out that Trump could cash in on another Republican nomination. According to him, the party is still divided, meaning that — as in 2016 — several Republicans could run for office. “Then you have a recipe for a repeat of the 2016 Republican primaries, with Trump sweeping the rest of the divided field.” In a race with DeSantis, the director seems unlikely to win the Trump nomination.
According to the survey USAT today And Suffolk University will give up not just Donald Trump, but Joe Biden to Ron DeSantis. If Biden ran against DeSantis, the governor would win with 47 percent of the vote.
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