There was an eight-point swing away from DeSantis to former Trump among likely GOP primary voters after Wednesday night’s second debate.
12.8 million TV viewers, less than 10 million watched the second debate, according to Nielsen. Just 9.3 million viewers tuned in for the debate across Fox News, Fox Business, and Univision, marking a 26 percent decline in viewers from last month’s debate.
Trump, who is leading by as many as 50 points in the polls, is not participating in the GOP debates due to his polling advantage. Instead of attending Wednesday’s debate, Trump addressed striking autoworkers in Michigan.1,183 likely Republican primary voters on September 28, the day after the second GOP debate. The survey’s margin of error is ±3 percent.
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