Posted on 03/01/2023 10:17:01 AM PST by SoConPubbie
President Donald Trump is the unmistakable favorite for the 2024 Republican primary nomination among GOP voters, and there isn’t even a close second.
A new poll from Emerson College found that among GOP primary voters, Trump netted 55 percent of support, while potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate, Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., scored 25 percent of support.
DeSantis, who has been touted by some to be the “heir apparent” to Trump, has lost considerable traction in the polls over the last two months, ahead of what is speculated to be an upcoming announcement of his possible 2024 presidential candidacy.
No other speculative GOP candidate has even come close to touching Trump’s poll numbers. Declared GOP candidate, former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, managed to net 5 percent of support in the Emerson College poll, while Former Vice President Mike Pence scored 8 percent.
The newest data from Morning Consult’s 2024 GOP Primary Tracker displayed yet another Trump victory in the polls. As businessman Vivek Ramaswamy launched his GOP presidential campaign in February on the heels of Haley’s campaign announcement, the numbers did not shift dramatically.
In their poll, Trump accrued 48 percent of GOP voter support in a hypothetical 2024 primary election, while DeSantis managed to net 30 percent. Pence scored 7 percent, Haley garnered 6 percent, and Ramaswamy began his presidential campaign with just 1 percent of support.
Trump’s continued momentum in the polling comes a week after his trip to East Palestine, Ohio, where he delivered much-needed aid to fatigued citizens in the area who were affected by the toxic chemical train derailment disaster. No other declared GOP candidate has visited East Palestine. Notably, Joe Biden has not yet visited the Ohio disaster-zone, either.
According to an analysis from Interactive Polls that looked at Emerson College’s data, Trump has had an overall 8-point swing of support in his direction since November 2022.
If Trump causes a nation wide Jim Jones moment among democrats, then I am all for it.
I think DeSantis would do well to back off and offer his support.
If he listens to Bush and the rest of the losers, he might enter, which will be his demise.
I think there are a lot liberals who support Trump but afraid to tell anyone.
Probably. But it’s still risky to chose a candidate that lost once already and by a huge margin. Cheating hasn’t been changed so no change in 2024.
“DeSantis would do well to back off and offer his support”
Back off from what? The man hasn’t even said he’s gonna run.
None of it will matter if election integrity is ignored.
“But it’s still risky to chose a candidate that lost once already and by a huge margin.”
Who was the candidate who lost once and by a huge margin?
“Cheating hasn’t been changed so no change in 2024”
I agree which means all these stupid ass polls are a gargantuan waste of time......unless someone is trying to convince themselves how great Trump is.
You’re absolutely right. He will merely bring out more dems to vote.
He’s testing the water. Playing a cat and mouse game.
Why not, just come out and say, “I’m not running?” Because he is, and if he’s not, he’s stupid, but Trump won’t let up on the guy until he makes a decision.
It’s like you overhear that your neighbor plans on building his pool over your property line. Do you wait until he does that, or do you go to him and ask if it’s true?
I could be wrong (as always), but I think DeSantis is campaigning for the 2028 Presidential nomination, with the option of running in 2024 if for some reason Trump backs out, or goes to the great beyond. In any case that would be the smartest thing for him to do politically.
“....unless someone is trying to convince themselves how great Trump is.”
It sounds like maybe you’re one of many on this forum who needs convincing?
DeSantis, at the very least should be the “Plan B”.
Perhaps this is all meant to “toughen him up”. Who knows at this point what it’s all about.
I’m not going to worry about it until next year.
As Rush used to remind us, there’s a long way to go.
that’s nice but the important thing is which one has the best chance of beating Biden or any other democrat.
Larry Hogan and Chris Sununu. Could the grift be any more obvious?
Only two in that hypothetical list I’d even consider voting for. Already, Trump has my vote if he runs. If he snags Kari Lake as a running mate, he’s got this, period. Democrats couldn’t cheat enough to beat that, IMO.
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