Trump Support Swells as DeSantis Collapses in New Poll

National File ^ | May 29, 2023 | FRANKIE STOCKES

[SoConPubbie]

President Trump's commanding lead over Ron DeSantis and the rest of the GOP field continues to skyrocket.

Last Updated on May 29, 2023

A new 2024 national GOP Primary poll shows President Trump with a commanding 38-point lead over his closest competitor, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and an even larger lead among the rest of the candidates in the field, all of whom failed to even get the support of 10% of likely GOP Primary voters.

President Trump registered at 54% in the large 18-candidate poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, which showed that the 45th President’s lead has been increasing on a monthly basis, contrary to the polling numbers of Ron DeSantis, which have evaporated from 31% in January to just 16% in May.

Beneath DeSantis is the rest of the GOP field, led by an extremely distant 3rd place Mike Pence, who registered at just 7% support among likely GOP Primary voters. Nikki Haley is on the board with 3% support, newly-announced candidate Tim Scott brought in just 2%, and one-time GOP establishment darling Glenn Youngkin registered at 0%.

Check out the poll below: via Twitter

When Trump and DeSantis are pitted against each other head-to-head, Trump wins the battle by a whopping 39%, slightly outperforming his numbers in the 18-candidate poll and throwing cold water on claims from DeSantis supporters who say that when the race narrows to 2 candidates, DeSantis will absorb the former support of other candidates.

Like in the large group poll, President Trump’s head-to-head lead against Ron DeSantis has grown exponentially since January. At the time, Trump led DeSantis by an 11% margin.

DeSantis did gain a small 2% chunk of support in May, though that number is within the margin of error and hardly the bump that it was claimed he’d receive after making his official 2024 campaign announcement.SOURCE: McLaughlin & Associates

The results from the McLaughlin poll resemble those seen in other polls in the run-up to 2024, which have been tracked for months by National File.

In a recent Morning Consult poll, Trump boasted a 43-point lead over DeSantis and a 7% lead over Biden in a hypothetical Presidential Election match-up.

Read More: Trump Holds Massive Lead in 2024 Polls as DeSantis Plummets

 

[SoConPubbie]

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“This is a LIE!! Our Ron announced and is shooting up in the polls!
He is winning! We love our governor. Stop posting lies!”

-DeSanctimonious Dude.

[wny]

and in other news Dewey defeats Truman...

[1Old Pro]

Barring the unforeseen, Trump has this wrapped up. So DeSantis’ only role is spoiler.

[devane617]

another pathetic Wordpress website

[Candor7]

Talking heads: Trumps lead will shrink after Iowa!
Buahahahahahahaha!

THey think its business as usual~~!

NOT!

[Dilbert San Diego]

But we are regularly told, here on Free Republic, that polls don’t matter.

[CodeJockey]

Knowing what the FBI and the deep state did to Trump, the fact that any candidate would run against him should tell you they are part of the problem.

[Nervous Tick]

>> But we are regularly told, here on Free Republic, that polls don’t matter.

Yes we are — mostly by YOU, if I remember correctly. ;-)

[Dilbert San Diego]

LOL, yes I have mentioned this before. But I wasn’t the first person here to say that about polls.

[BBQToadRibs2]

Ever since 2016, it has become more noticeable that polls have attempted to become more persuasive than predictive.

[unixfox]

Barring the unforeseen, Trump has this wrapped up.

Waiting for the next "sex scandal" to be exposed. We already know what card they will play.

[duckman]

Most of these people do not stand a chance of coming close to Prez Trump. My guess is they want “The former 2024 Presidential Candidate” next to their name. IMHO

[Danie_2023]

“Barring the unforeseen, Trump has this wrapped up. So DeSantis’ only role is spoiler.”

How could DeSantis act as a “spoiler” if he is only at 16%? Is DeSantis’s polling really that low....or is he still a threat to Trump’s run? Which is it? It can’t be both, except in an alternate universe and/or reality.

[lodi90]

Knowing what the FBI and the deep state did to Trump, the fact that any candidate would run against him should tell you they are part of the problem.

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Knowing how little Trump did to stop the FBI and Deep State shows how weak and part of the problem he is.

[SamAdams76]

Waiting for the next "sex scandal" to be exposed. We already know what card they will play.

You really think that matters? Trump could have sex with 1,000 women and I would still vote for the guy. He's the only one out there not part of the swamp.

[jimwatx]

“the polling numbers of Ron DeSantis, which have evaporated from 31% in January to just 16% in May”

Once voters get a good look at DeSantis they apparently don’t like what they see. His numbers have been halved in just one month.

[1Old Pro]

Is DeSantis’s polling really that low....or is he still a threat to Trump’s run?

Both, he should be out campaigning for Trump.

[unixfox]

You really think that matters?

I don't think it matters and *I* don't care either. Problem is, women DO think it matters. And they watch a lot of the crap that is spewed by the likes of the View, Good Morning Amerika, etc. etc. Just sayin.