Chris Christie takes second place from plunging Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire Republican primary poll
Chris Christie takes second place by defeating Ron DeSantis in the New Hampshire Republican primary
- Donald Trump maintains a clear lead at 49 percent in the critical early condition
- Former New Jersey governor jumps DeSantis falling back to single digits
- It is the latest blow to the Florida governor who reshuffled the campaign team last week
A new poll released Tuesday yields more bad news for Ron DeSantis’ faltering campaign, showing he has lost second place in the crucial New Hampshire primary to Chris Christie.
The Emerson College study shows that former President Donald Trump maintains a clear lead at 49 percent, while former New Jersey governor Christie jumped to second place at nine percent.
It means Florida’s governor drops to third with eight percent, after a single-digit score of 17 percent in March.
“DeSantis has been the alternative to Trump in Emerson polls this presidential cycle,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.
“This is the first time we’ve seen DeSantis drop from second place in our polls and fall back in the pack.”
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie jumped to second place in a new poll of New Hampshire voters, overtaking Ron DeSantis’ stumbling campaign
Christie endorsed Donald Trump after he dropped out of the nomination race in 2016. Now he’s the leading anti-Trump race in the contest, gaining ground in New Hampshire
Last week, he replaced the head of his campaign amid reports of lack of funds and bad polls.
He was followed by protesters during his visit to the Iowa State Fair over the weekend.
That state, where Republicans are more conservative, has been all but ignored by Christie, who instead gambles his entire campaign on a good performance in New Hampshire.
Trump still has a substantial head start despite now facing four major criminal cases. The latest was in Georgia Monday night in a 98-page indictment accusing him and 18 co-defendants of a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results.
The survey asked 837 voters for their opinions from August 9 to 11 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points.
Senator Tim Scott tied for fourth with six percent, with North Dakota governor Doug Burgum and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley both with four percent.
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy follows with three percent, followed by businessman Perry Johnson with two, and former Vice President Mike Pence and former Representative Will Hurd with one percent.
The first debate of the Republican primary, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is just over a week away.
The focus in recent days has been on Iowa, where 2024 hopefuls attended the state fair. DeSantis is seen here at the pork chop grill next to Governor Kim Reynolds
It could offer DeSantis his best shot at rebooting his campaign, while Christie, who is the leading anti-Trump voice in the race, hopes to use his boxing style to squash his opponents on stage and position himself as the best challenger of the battle. the former chairman.
It remains unknown if Trump will show up, but Christie promises fireworks anyway.
The rules require contestants to sign a pledge that they will support the final nominee.
Christie says he has not yet received a promise to sign.
The qualification rules include fundraising thresholds and participation polls. Politico reports that Trump and DeSantis met them, as well as Christie, Haley, Ramaswamy and Scott.
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