Trump is STILL the favorite to be the Republican nominee
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Trump is STILL the favorite to be the Republican nominee — despite being blamed for disappointing midterms: New poll shows 47% of GOP and independent voters would support him, compared to 33% for DeSantis and just 5% for pennies
- Former President Donald Trump is still the Republicans’ No. 1 pick for the GOP nomination despite being blamed for the party’s underperformance in the medium term
- A Morning Consult/Politico poll released Tuesday found that 47 percent of potential Republican primary voters would support Trump
- That’s a change of just 1 percent from the 48 percent who said they would support the ex-president ahead of the midterm elections
- But the poll also found growing enthusiasm for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who now has the support of 33 percent of potential GOP primary voters.
- DeSantis skyrocketed from 26 percent support after beating Democrat Charlie Crist by nearly 20 percentage points
Former President Donald Trump is still the Republicans’ No. 1 pick for the 2024 GOP nomination, despite being blamed by a number of leaders for the party’s underwhelming performance in the midterm elections.
A Morning Consult/Politico survey released Tuesday found 47 percent of potential Republican primary voters would support Trump, a change of just 1 percent from the 48 percent who said they would support the ex-president ahead of midterms.
But the poll also showed growing enthusiasm for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who easily won re-election over Democrat Charlie Crist, a former Florida governor and U.S. Congressman, by nearly 20 points.
Thirty-three percent of potential GOP primary voters said they would support DeSantis after the midterm elections, compared to the 26 percent who said so before the Nov. 8 election.
Former President Donald Trump — who is expected to announce a 2024 presidential bid later Tuesday night — is still the Republicans’ No. 1 pick for the 2024 GOP nomination, despite being blamed by a number of leaders for the disappointing performance of the party during the midterm elections.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s support (pictured) among potential Republican primary voters grew seven percentage points since last Tuesday’s midterm elections, while support for former President Donald Trump remains steady
Former Vice President Mike Pence, whose memoir will be released Tuesday, is at just 5 percent support among potential GOP presidential primary voters
Third among Republican primary voters was former Vice President Mike Pence, who polled only 5 percent in the latest poll.
Prior to the midterm elections, Pence stood at 7 percent support.
No other candidate received more than 5 percent support in Tuesday’s survey — with Trump critics, Representative Liz Cheney and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan receiving just 1 percent and Senator Mitt Romney, the GOP’s 2012 nominee, receiving 2 percent.
Polls for the latest poll began Nov. 10, two days after the election, and ended Monday, after Democrats retained control of the Senate and the House had not been called.
The previous survey was conducted from 2 to 7 November.
Both polls had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
Trump’s political allies and the national media will gather Tuesday night in Mar-a-Lago for what is being teased as his announcement of the 2024 presidential campaign.
Earlier Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social website, “Hopefully TODAY will prove to be one of the most important days in our nation’s history!”
Trump has been rocked by DeSantis fever and has publicly gone after the popular Republican governor on Truth Social and in statements from his PAC since last Tuesday’s election.
During the rallies leading up to Election Day, Trump nicknamed DeSantis — “Ron DeSanctimonious” — as he did for many of his main GOP rivals in 2016.
Meanwhile, Pence is back in the news for releasing a memoir, titled So Help Me God, and he’s made the rounds of the media.
The book’s release date is Tuesday — the same day Trump is expected to announce.