Posted on 11/28/2022 4:27:20 PM PST by Drew68
As former President Donald Trump pursues another bid for the White House, a new poll offers fresh evidence that Pennsylvania Republicans may be considering an alternative: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis leads Trump, 45% to 40%, in a hypothetical head-to-head 2024 primary election, according to a survey of Pennsylvania Republican voters.
Those figures include people who said they would “definitely” or “probably” support the candidates.
The survey was commissioned by Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, a Harrisburg-based group that promotes free markets and conservative policies.
“This poll shows what’s become abundantly clear in the past two years: It’s time to move on from Trump,” Matt Brouillette, CEO of Commonwealth Partners, said in a statement. “While his accomplishments on priorities like tax reductions and judicial nominations are notable, if Republicans want to achieve similar policy wins in the future, they must leave behind the Trump brand that’s delivering electoral defeat.”
The survey of 639 registered Republican voters in Pennsylvania had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
Twelve percent said they were undecided, and 4% preferred another candidate. Respondents were not asked about any other potential GOP candidates by name.
The poll, taken Nov. 19-21, comes as some in the party have blamed Trump for the GOP’s poor showing in this month’s midterm elections. The former president’s endorsed candidates lost several key races, including elections for governor and U.S. Senate in battleground Pennsylvania.
By contrast, DeSantis won reelection in Florida by 19 percentage points.
State party in PA will only fight for a Uniparty globalist, period.
That’s his right if he so chooses. Maybe it will wake up the hapless gop if he does.
DeSantis can pull it off in Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada and that's the election right there.
I never said Desantis can’t win other states, I called bs on this poll
Which was about PA… I don’t see Deantis able to win PA
I don’t see Trump or DeSantis winning PA in 2024. White collar Philly suburbs determine elections in that state.
What do you expect from my state, which gave us RINO’s like Scottish Law Specter and Toomey, who voted to remove Trump.
I would expect he won’t win Pennsylvania. It is all blue via fraud. Fraud is what will happen in 2024 to keep a RAT in the White House.
If you haven’t caught on to that by now there is no helping you.
Keep listening to the flappy lipped idiots out of nyc and DC telling you how PA works. Same idiots that sold your fools OZ could win..
Pennsylvania Inquirer take that for what it’s worth.
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