Trump’s 2024 polls top SIXTY percent as fourth indictment bolsters GOP support and DeSantis remains a distant second at 16%
- Former President Donald Trump received 62 percent support from likely GOP primary voters in the latest CBS News/YouGov poll
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tied for second with 16 percent support
- 77 percent of likely GOP primary voters said they were more concerned about politicized impeachment than Trump trying to overturn the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump has landed 60 percent in the final nationwide presidential primaries of 2024, steaming up from his fourth indictment and leaving Florida Governor Ron DeSantis a very distant second.
In a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday, 62 percent of likely GOP primary voters said they planned to support the former president, versus the 16 percent who said they supported DeSantis.
All other GOP hopefuls remained in single digits — with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 7 percent, former Vice President Mike Pence at 5 percent, and Senator Tim Scott at 3 percent.
While Trump tied for his poll-high, all other Republican candidates scored at or below 2 percent.
When likely Republican voters were asked if they were more concerned about Trump seeking to overturn the 2020 election than whether the charges were politically motivated, a whopping 77 percent chose the latter.
Former President Donald Trump (left) tops 60 percent in the final 2024 nationwide presidential primary, gaining momentum on his fourth indictment, leaving Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (right) a very distant second
62 percent of likely GOP primary voters planned to support Trump, versus 16 percent who support DeSantis. All other hopefuls remained in single digits — with Vivek Ramaswamy at 7 percent, ex-Vice President Mike Pence at 5 percent, and Senator Tim Scott at 3 percent
More than three-quarters of likely GOP primary voters said they were more concerned about Trump being targeted by politically motivated charges, while only 8 percent said they were more concerned about Trump’s attempts to win the election. of 2020 to be cancelled.
Fifteen percent of likely GOP primary voters said they were equally concerned about both.
Trump’s latest indictment from Fulton County, Georgia, related to his efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory in that state.
Of Trump supporters, 73 percent said they stayed with their husbands to show support during his legal battles, while 27 percent said that was no reason.
Fifty percent of likely GOP voters said they thought the GOP primaries focused too much on the ex-president.
That explains why 91 percent of those polled said the other GOP candidates should be arguing for themselves — not against Trump — when they take the debate stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Only 9 percent of those polled believed that GOP candidates should run the debate against the ex-president.
The CBS/YouGov poll shows entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in third place, with the support of 7 percent of likely Republican primary voters. In addition, 18 percent of those polled thought Ramaswamy could beat President Joe Biden in a general election
Former Vice President Mike Pence is stuck in fourth place with 5 percent support. Of those polled, 14 percent said they believe Pence could ‘absolutely’ beat Biden in November’s general election
When asked what they’ve heard most about in the 2024 campaign so far, 44 percent answered Trump, while 40 percent said economics and 16 percent said social and cultural topics.
Pollsters also found that GOP voters largely believed Trump would be a winner against President Joe Biden.
Sixty-one percent said Trump would “absolutely” beat Biden.
That’s compared to the 35 percent who believed DeSantis could beat the incumbent president, followed by 20 percent who believed Scott could win, 18 percent who believed Ramaswamy could be successful, and the 14 percent who believed that about Pence and former UN ambassador. Nikki Haley.
As DeSantis has seen his campaign sputter, polls show fewer Republicans now believe he would be successful in a general election.
In June, 50 percent said they believe DeSantis could “absolutely” beat Biden.
That number is now at 35 percent.