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Trump CRUSHES DeSantis by 34 points in South Carolina in latest Trafalgar poll
The Post Millennial ^ | Aug 21, 2023 | Hannah Nightingale

Posted on 08/21/2023 3:23:23 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

A new poll has found that 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump holds a nearly 35-point lead over his next closest competitors in the state of South Carolina.

The poll, conducted by the Trafalgar Group, found that 47.9 percent of likely GOP primary voters would vote for Trump if the election was held that day.

Trump’s next-closest competitor, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, is sitting at 13.8 percent support in the state, only slightly edging out Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), who sits at 13.6 percent. 

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley saw 8.4 percent of voters saying they’d choose her in the election, Chris Christie received 6.6 percent support, and Vivek Ramaswamy received 6.4 percent. The last candidate sitting above one percent is former Vice President Mike Pence, at 1.6 percent.

The survey of 1054 likely GOP primary voters was conducted between August 17 and 19 and has a margin of error of 2.9 percent.

Notably, the poll was conducted after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis handed down yet another indictment against Trump, the fourth one in a span of months, alleging violations of the state RICO Act in relation to attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

South Carolina will be the first state in the south to hold its primary election, which will take place on February 24, 2024, just shy of six months away.

The four indictments filed against Trump have done little to shake supporters, with voters instead rallying around the 45th president, who has seen a boost in some polls.

CNN has admitted that Trump could win the general election, with an analyst stating on Monday morning, "This idea that Donald Trump can't win the general election. I want you to lose that idea," adding that "this race is very, very close and Donald Trump is polling better right now than basically at any point during the entire 2020 cycle. After four indictments it just doesn't really seem to matter."


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: desantis; donatedonaldtrump; donatetrump; karencanthandleit; trump

1 posted on 08/21/2023 3:23:23 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

Wow.


2 posted on 08/21/2023 3:25:32 PM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: SoConPubbie

Good.


3 posted on 08/21/2023 3:30:30 PM PDT by Recon Dad (Force Recon Dad)
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To: SoConPubbie

So the claim is that Trump CANNOT win in November, but, somehow I guess, Vivek at 6.4% can win? PLEASE!

(p.s., I don’t bother with DeSantis anymore, he’s already eliminated himself)


4 posted on 08/21/2023 3:31:09 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: SoConPubbie

Why are Scott and Haley running? There’s little interest in their own state. That even removes them from contention for a VP spot. It’s a waste of money and resources that could be otherwise used to fight the ultimate Rat nominee.


5 posted on 08/21/2023 3:33:12 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (The Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself. )
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To: SoConPubbie
TRUMP--greatest President in my life of 80+ years (and trucking).

Trump the ONLY president who did not start stupid foreign wars or continued asinine foreign wars with borrowed money

Trump the only president who actually built a substantial wall on southern border in spite of resistance from deep state.

Trump gave us record low unemployment.

Trump gave us record low gas prices.

Trump gave us record low record low inflation.

Trump nominated 3 good persons to SCOTUS.

Trump gave us biggest tax cut in history.

Trump stopped N Korea from launching rockets with just personal relationship with Kim. DeSantis or any others have no such personality.

Putin did not invade anybody when Trump was president.

Trump built strongest US military in history.

6 posted on 08/21/2023 3:40:30 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like DeSantis build weal. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Lucrative book deals will follow more name recognition.


7 posted on 08/21/2023 3:42:04 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians like DeSantis build weal. Trump sacrificed his wealth to serve people.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

> It’s a waste of money and resources that could be otherwise used to fight the ultimate Rat nominee. <

Agreed. This is not a typical primary season. Trump is way, way out front in the GOP race. Like him or not, he’s going to be the nominee. So it’s time to rally ‘round the flag, and focus exclusively on the Democrats.

But I guess DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Haley, etc. just can’t do that. Their egos get in the way.

Plus I’ll bet they are all secretly hoping that something bad happens to Trump. Maybe he’ll be thrown into Epstein’s old jail cell, or something like that.


8 posted on 08/21/2023 3:45:33 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real. )
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To: Leaning Right

“Trump is way, way out front in the GOP race. Like him or not, he’s going to be the nominee. So it’s time to rally ‘round the flag, and focus exclusively on the Democrats.”

I agree. It’d be great if DJT would follow your advice.


9 posted on 08/21/2023 3:52:16 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: SoConPubbie

How does that Fat Ba$tard Christie have that much support?


10 posted on 08/21/2023 3:55:28 PM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!!)
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To: SoConPubbie

11 posted on 08/21/2023 3:57:22 PM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Selling out the U.S.A.: The Briben Brand™)
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To: NautiNurse

lol


12 posted on 08/21/2023 4:16:46 PM PDT by wild74
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To: SoConPubbie

Look at you go! You are earning your blog pimp pay today. Posting 5-6 Fake News articles in just the last 90 minutes.


13 posted on 08/21/2023 4:18:55 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: entropy12

Precisely


14 posted on 08/21/2023 4:29:13 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: BobL

“ So the claim is that Trump CANNOT win in November, but, somehow I guess, Vivek at 6.4% can win? PLEASE!”

Sununu said Trump caps out at 45%. Right here we have 47.9%.


15 posted on 08/21/2023 4:59:35 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The Democrat Party - Dumbing Down America Since 1965.)
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To: entropy12

Ditto what you said 👏 😌


16 posted on 08/21/2023 5:01:16 PM PDT by SpokeshaveReturns (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)
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To: SpokeshaveReturns

Ditto


17 posted on 08/21/2023 5:03:18 PM PDT by SpokeshaveReturns (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and curmudgeons.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Were there tears in his eyes?

How many kids?


18 posted on 08/22/2023 6:34:58 AM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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