Posted on 06/14/2023 11:39:08 AM PDT by conservative98
If Ron DeSantis wants to wrest front-runner status away from Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential race, he’s going to have to resolve his trouble with female voters.
That’s one takeaway from a new poll by The Economist and YouGov, which illustrates that DeSantis is dragging with women voters, and is stronger with men.
While DeSantis only trails Trump 48% to 26% with male voters, with former United Nations envoy Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina each taking 4% for a distant third, he’s doing much worse with women.
In this survey, 54% of female Republicans back Trump, with just 17% backing DeSantis. In third place with women voters: former Vice President Mike Pence, who has 6% support.
All told, Trump has a 51% to 21% lead over the Florida Governor.
“Trump continues to be the top choice of registered voters who are Republicans or independents who lean toward the Republican Party. Among this group, Trump holds a 30-percentage-point lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical Primary held now; all other announced candidates tested are in single digits,” the polling memo notes.
“Trump fares better — and DeSantis fares worse — among women in this group of registered Republicans and Republican leaners; Trump performs better among people in this group without a college degree and DeSantis among people with one. One in 10 Republican and Republican-leaning voters (11%) aren’t sure whom they’d support in a hypothetical Primary held in their state today.”
DeSantis has just 16% support among those Republicans who did not graduate college, 43 points behind Trump. But among grads, the two are in a dead heat statistically, with Trump taking 33% and DeSantis commanding 32%.
DeSantis also struggles with voters 45 years of age and up, taking just 18% against 54% for Trump. Meanwhile, this poll suggests he does not have particular appeal in his region of the country.
“Even in the South, DeSantis’s home region, the Florida Governor trails the former President by 30 points — the same as Trump’s lead nationwide.”
Oh my. Bad news for Ronny.
Is this because of DeSantis’ record as governor of Florida, or because of the anti-DeSantis commercials on TV?
Neither.
Even in Florida 10 years and I registered independent here to avoid mailings and other Republican contacts. So if I could vote in the primary next year, whom would I vote for? Likr many right now, I DONT KNOW.
Larry
That’s because he’s a real man and not a media creature.
Why?
Trump may end up in jail (on fraudulent charges but what does that matter?) and you Desantis haters will have ended up doing damage to Desantis chances. Thus helping the Dems.
Maybe we should just support Trump without carrying out this campaign against Desnatis? 🤔
IMHO it's because a lot of women, especially Republican women, like a man with real bravado. A huge part of Trump's presentation is that he's a real man who kicks butt then takes names. Even if DeSantis is as unwavering as Trump is, DeSantis doesn't exude that as much as Trump does.
Well he’s a short man with no personality so there’s that
Republican women like Rip, Ron ain’t no Rip.
The hos know that they’ll be able to scare the hell out of all of the ignorant hos with their anti-Trump booschidt again. They’re not so sure about whether they can beat DeSantis.
LOL, stupid poll. How about showing how women voters would vote in swing states, where it actually matters?
so unfair to that slimy meathead. he trying so hard and women dont like his fakery. sad
Bye-Bye, Meatball.
Please clap.
As a female, there is something about Ron that I do not trust. Cannot put my finger on what it is. Women’s intuition may be triggered
Not a fan of YouGov but even if the MoE on those internals were +/-5, that is all-she-wrote (literally) for Greasy.
DeSantis intends to be the guy standing after they shoot Trump.
"Only."
LOLOLOL
It seems like on Free Republic anymore, we are encouraged to say we are on Team Trump, or Team DeSantis, and are encouraged to trash the other, declare we would never vote for the other, etc.
There seems to be a dearth of those who would happily support either Trump or DeSantis, assuming one or the other gets the GOP nomination, and not someone else.
We are told, depending which partisan is talking to you, that selecting the other as the GOP nominee will lead us to defeat and despair.
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