Posted on 06/02/2023 8:30:07 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
The survey asked respondents, “Which of these two Republicans do you think has the best chance of winning the 2024 general election for president,” giving them the option of Trump or DeSantis.
Most Republicans, 59 percent, believe Trump has the best chance of winning the presidential election, followed by 27 percent who believe DeSantis has the best chance and 13 percent who remain unsure.
A plurality of independents, 34 percent, also believe Trump has the best chance, while 23 percent said DeSantis. A plurality of independents, 43 percent, remain unsure.
Notably, over-one third of Democrats, 35 percent, believe DeSantis has a better chance than Trump, compared to 27 percent who believe Trump has the better chance. Thirty eight percent remain unsure.
Among all respondents, Trump has the edge, as 39 percent said he has the best chance to win, while 28 percent said the same of the Florida governor. Thirty-three percent remain unsure.
The survey was taken May 17-19, 2023, among 1,000 U.S. adult citizens. It has a +/- 3 percent margin of error.
It coincides with two other recent surveys which reflected similar sentiments, showing Republicans remaining more confident in Trump’s ability to win in 2024 over DeSantis. However, these were taken prior to DeSantis formally jumping into the presidential race.
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A recent survey from The Economist/YouGov, for example, found 58 percent of Republicans expressing the most confidence in Trump defeating Biden, compared to 27 percent who said the same of DeSantis.
As Breitbart News detailed:
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Notably, Trump has the edge among independents and Democrats as well, as 32 percent of independents chose Trump, compared to 27 percent who chose DeSantis. However, 41 percent remain unsure. Thirty-one percent of Democrats also chose Trump as the individual who they believe had a better chance of winning, compared to 29 percent who said DeSantis. Forty percent of Democrats also remain uncertain.
Further, a Monmouth University poll released this week also found most Republicans identifying Trump as the “strongest nominee” to challenge Biden — 63 percent.
So much for the “DeSantis is more electable” chirade.
“believe” doesn’t mean it will happen. Joey will use the abortion issue to mobilize independents and soccer moms to vote for him. And we are not even talking about his opponent. Take away both of that, Joey will lose. But I’m not so sure if we’re being smart in 2024.
If you believe polling
I don’t trust it at all.
It's still early. If the primaries were held today, I think DeSantis will win Iowa, NH. Then Trump will win South Carolina before dominating the Super Tuesday primaries. It's a good fight that we need. Even if DeSantis loses this time, he'll get the practice he needs for 2028.
Espically in very early June of 2023.
The problem with DeSantis is that he has all the wrong friends.
Anything can happen between now and 2024. But I wouldn't be surprised if in the next 6 months, Biden decides to arrest Trump, just for the hell of it and to manipulate the primaries so we'll vote for Trump (we shouldn't fall for it, that's bait) because he knows he can beat Trump in the general election.
He's vulnerable against DeSantis.
Your mistake is thinking I want DeSantis.
I’ll take him, trump or anyone who is not Biden or the Democrat.
So yes I would be saying the same thing.
Como is a friend?
Lindsey, George W, Mittens, Lizzy, Cocaine Mitch and all the others who are DeSantis’s most ardent supporters should get together and set up a debate camp. I am sure that would help. /s
Wow, are you a Democrat plant?
Who is "we"? You got a turd in your pocket?
The only way Biden beats Trump is through fraud. Like the last time
what would cement trump’s pending victory is if somebody at DOJ or FBI got and executed an arrest warrant against Trump.
an arrest could be timed to attempt to make Trump unavailable for campaigning... perhaps if they arrested his kids through some untied shoe string from when they were in middle school... decades ago.
BUT an arrest would cement his voting block... as well as trigger rebellion amongst the independents... against the regime.
It would not surprise me if Trump was secretly hoping for an arrest or incarceration to trigger rebellion against the Nazi socialist regime and deep state that carries Obama’s water, and vice versa.
I don’t believe anything I read on Breitbart. Bannon must want some sort of gig again.
Damn shame what Bannon is doing to the Breitbart name.
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