A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that after trailing for the last three months, former President Donald Trump has suddenly surged to a substantial lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a two-man matchup for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
Whatever the cause, Trump’s February comeback signals that going forward, many, if not most, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents will have no problem returning to their former standard bearer in the absence of some compelling, countervailing force — such as a sharp GOP challenge or a criminal conviction.
Likewise, Trump has gained 5 points in a hypothetical three-way matchup against DeSantis and former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley . Unlike DeSantis, who is expected to launch his 2024 campaign later this spring, Haley has already announced that she is running for the Republican nomination.
Still, Trump’s gains have been sizable enough to put him ahead of President Biden in a general-election survey for the first time since June. Earlier this month, Biden led Trump by 6 points among registered voters. Now Trump narrowly edges out Biden . For Trump, that 45% matches his highest level of support in any Yahoo News/YouGov poll conducted since October 2021.
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