Posted on 03/24/2023 7:53:26 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Former President Donald Trump has gained support in the hypothetical 2024 presidential primary race over the last month, the March survey from McLaughlin & Associates found.
The survey, taken March 16- 20, 2023, asked Republican primary voters who they would support for president out of a wide range of potential candidates. The list includes former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, Sen. Mitt Romney, former Rep. Liz Cheney, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, Virginia Gov. German Youngkin, Sen. Tim Scott, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former national security adviser John Bolton, and anti-woke businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.
According to the most recent data, Trump leads the pack with 46 percent support, followed by DeSantis, who garnered 23 percent support. For Trump, that reflects an increase from the 42 percent support he saw last month — a four-point jump. Meanwhile, DeSantis’s 23 percent support represents an eight percent drop from the 31 percent support he saw in January and three percent drop from the 26 percent he saw in February.
In other words, Trump’s lead over DeSantis has expanded from 12 percent in January, to 16 percent in February, to a 23 point gap in March:
No other candidate comes close, as Pence comes in third with eight percent support, followed by Haley (5 percent), Romney (3 percent), and Cheney (3 percent). Every other candidate saw one percent support or less.
The survey also asked Republican primary voters who they would vote for absent of Trump, replacing the former president with his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. In that scenario, DeSantis takes the clear lead with 35 percent support, followed by Trump Jr. with 14 percent support.
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When placed in a head-to-head matchup, Trump leads DeSantis 61 percent to 31 percent. Trump also holds the lead among independents, 48 percent to 39 percent in that scenario:
2024 National Republican Primary:
Trump 46% (+23)
DeSantis 23%
Pence 8%
Haley 5%
Romney 3%
Cheney 3%
Abbott 1%
Sununu 1%
Bolton 1%
Youngkin 1%
T. Scott 1%
Pompeo 0%
Ramaswamy 0%
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Head-2-Head:
Trump 61% (+30)
DeSantis 31%McLaughlin & Associates, 463 LV, 3/16-20 pic.twitter.com/LNUoYEx2sl
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) March 22, 2023
DeSantis is an amazing governor - but, seriously, one of the worst campaigners I’ve seen.
He's done some good things in FL, which is where he prolly oughta stay for awhile.
Some of the support is that they think DeSantis is more “anti vax” than Trump. Trump is starting to set the record straight there. Desanctimonius of course doesn’t try to clarify his stance
Is DeSantis yet showing how he would campaign, if/when he announces he’s running? He is making connections/visits and participating in important events but as an unannounced “candidate” perhaps he’s not literally CAMPAIGNING as he would if “all in” for the nomination.
I don’t know for sure if my point is valid, or not.
But what do YOU mean when you write “worst campaigners” you have seen?
Trump has gained much support from Americans who are profoundly alarmed by the weaponization of the once-respected US Government agencies.
Folks,
It is not one or the other. We need both of them. They are just different parts of the conservative body.
BTTT
I live in Florida and voted for him twice.
He just sucks at campaigning. Uninspiring, contrived and pedestrian communicator. He barely won against some trashy black, gay communist on his first run for gov.
His second run he did such an amazing job that he didn’t need to campaign and won by 20 points.
https://thespectator.com/topic/ron-desantis-sets-trump-hair-fire-alvin-bragg/ ... I don’t think DT’s helping himself.
You can smell the fear on this. As Rush said, “Democrats always tell you who they fear the most.
If the GOP is smart, they will flood the postal system with “mail-in” banana ballots. Our side is going to need as many “I Voted and Voted and Voted and Voted voters we can get for 2024 if we’re going to beat the Dung Beetle Party’s multivoters. The RATS already had that multi-voting crap down to a science when they stole the last two elections.
Ramaswami?????
Definite maybe...
...OR the demoncrats want to prop DeSantis up among conservatives by attacking him to counteract his history as a globalist.
... in which case, you jumped on the bait like a chicken on a june bug.
To put it more succinctly; The Deep State, China and Culural Marxosm are all the same Marxist threat.
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They are just different parts of the conservative body.
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One that’s best suited for the DC Swamp..
One that’s best suited for the FL Swamp..
Yes
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