The Florida governor bests a hypothetical nine-person GOP primary field — and defeats former President Donald Trump by 24 percentage points, according to a poll.
of a hypothetical nine-person GOP primary field — and defeats former President Donald Trump by 24 percentage points in a head-to-head matchup, according to a new poll.found that 40% of Republican primary voters nationwide call DeSantis, 44, their top choice to win the party’s 2024 White House nod.The margin widened when voters were asked to choose between the two, with 57% going for DeSantis and 33% picking Trump.
Of the other names mentioned in the poll, former South Carolina governor and onetime Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was the top choice of 8% of Republican voters, along with former Vice President Mike Pence. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis comes out on top of a hypothetical nine-person GOP primary field, defeating former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll., who announced his presidential campaign on Tuesday, was not included in the poll, which was in the field before his announcement.
Nearly three-quarters of Republican voters said DeSantis was one of their top three choices for 2024, while just 52% said the same of Trump. Approximately a third of voters said Pence and Haley were in their top three.“Gov. DeSantis is showing GOP primary voters that you can lead as an effective conservative governor and win by big margins,” Wilson said.
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