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Polls: Ron DeSantis Drops to Third Place in South Carolina, Donald Trump Holds Commanding Leads in Early States
Breitbart ^ | 23 Jul 2023 | MATTHEW BOYLE

Posted on 07/23/2023 6:15:11 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

Polls out Sunday from Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina show former President Donald Trump maintaining commanding leads across the three early states in the GOP primary while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped to third place in South Carolina.

The three surveys show a diminished DeSantis sliding further and further—this is the first time he has not been the second place candidate in any survey this year, national or state-level—and a continually dominant Trump.

The South Carolina poll shows former Gov. Nikki Haley—who also served as Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations—moving past DeSantis into second place. The Iowa and New Hampshire surveys, while still showing DeSantis in second place, showing other candidates creeping up scarily close behind him suggesting they are about to overtake him there too.

The South Carolina poll, conducted by Fox Business from July 15 to July 19, found Trump at 48 percent. That near-majority support in the first-in-the-south primary state is 34 points better than Haley’s 14 percent. DeSantis, in third place, has 13 percent support, while Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is right behind him at 10 percent support.

SC poll
Trump ahead by 32 points and close to 50.
Nikki Haley also ahead of Tim Scott in their home state. pic.twitter.com/TfrpO6ZWWo

— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) July 23, 2023

The South Carolina poll surveyed 808 likely GOP primary voters and has a margin of error of 3.5 percent.

GOP pollster Daron Shaw, who along with Democrat pollster Chris Anderson conducted the Fox Business poll, told the network that Trump is the dominant force in the race and there is a scramble between the three others to see who can break out against him if anyone.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: desantis; desaster; donatedonaldtrump; donatetrump; haley; polls; southcarolina; trump
Despite the best-laid plans of the Neo-Cons, Globalists, GOP-E, and Deep State to make DeSantis the Trump-Killer, they are failing miserably as DeSantis' campaign is faltering and flailing away to failure!
1 posted on 07/23/2023 6:15:11 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

May Ronnnie continue to drop like a rock!
Great News to start the Week! ;)

Thanks for the post!


2 posted on 07/23/2023 6:19:20 PM PDT by djstex (All I Have to Say... President Trump was right about everything!)
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To: djstex
Thanks for the post!

You're welcome!
3 posted on 07/23/2023 6:20:36 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Ron needs to double down on trashing Trump. /snicker


4 posted on 07/23/2023 6:20:52 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (Wake me up when somebody tells the truth.)
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To: SoConPubbie
The South Carolina poll shows former Gov. Nikki Haley—who also served as Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations—moving past DeSantis into second place.

That's incredible - Haley is the least conservative Republican candidate running. Whatever DeSantis' campaign is doing, it's not working and needs to be fixed.
5 posted on 07/23/2023 6:30:57 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: SoConPubbie

I would pick De Santis over Nikki McRombush in a heartbeat.


6 posted on 07/23/2023 6:31:14 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: SoConPubbie
De Santis is pretty much destroying his national political viability with his hubris and ambition.

He might have even been a viable VP for 2024

He was a shoe in for 2028 but he had to make a run at 2024 when it was clearly not his time and he was not ready for prime time. .

7 posted on 07/23/2023 6:33:30 PM PDT by rdcbn1
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To: SoConPubbie

You go with all you got as we cannot rely on Fake Media!
Love it! ;)


8 posted on 07/23/2023 6:36:29 PM PDT by djstex (All I Have to Say... President Trump was right about everything!)
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Doesn’t matter: This is exactly what the left wants, debate Trump vs DeSantis or others, and miss the big picture-VBM -because unless we get ahead of VBM, vote by mail, a month for them to vote or harvest votes and we (mainly) vote on Election Day, it does not matter who is on top of the tix,Trump DeSantis :

We lose-and lose big!

FYI: Because I’ve been donor to Trump I get 2 to 4 texts a week from his campaign asking for more $s mentioning one thing or reason and never do they mention VBM-doesn’t matter how many are at rally-they got away with it in 2020 and now have it set up for 2024 using Trump vs DeSantis to cover-dont fall for it


9 posted on 07/23/2023 7:08:19 PM PDT by TECTopcat
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To: SoConPubbie

Say it ain’t so Ronnie.
One Globalist knocks out another Globalist for 2nd Place.


10 posted on 07/23/2023 7:08:29 PM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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Pick Haley for hedge fund economics, open borders, free trade and NeoCon wars.

Accept no substitutes !


11 posted on 07/23/2023 7:30:02 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: djstex

Keep rooting for Ron’s downfall.

Trump won’t win MI, PA, GA, and may not win AZ. Looks like we can have Biden for 4 more years.

Trump will not get to 335.


12 posted on 07/23/2023 7:32:48 PM PDT by beancounter13 (A Republic, if you can keep it.)
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DeSantis is a hell of a lot more socially conservative than Trump. Trump could give a rats ass about transgenders in the military and thinks queer “marriage” is fine.Remember when he drapped the queer flag around him?


13 posted on 07/23/2023 7:33:22 PM PDT by NKP_Vet (Catholic-lite Equals Catholic ZERO)
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Keep rooting for Ron’s downfall.

So be it then....I guess we have a death wish.

14 posted on 07/23/2023 7:54:38 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Reverend Wright

Haley is Neocon on steroids, on same level as Linda Graham.


15 posted on 07/23/2023 7:56:39 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians are there to build wealth. Trump is in sprinthere to lose wealth to serve people.)
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To: beancounter13

DeSantis can’t even defeat Donald duck. How is he going to beat Donald Trump? He listen too much to Karl Rove and speaker Paul whatshisname and the Bushes.


16 posted on 07/23/2023 8:00:23 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians are there to build wealth. Trump is in sprinthere to lose wealth to serve people.)
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To: beancounter13
“Keep rooting for Ron's downfall.”

Thanks!
Okay! Will Do!
Trump 2024 chances are by far greater!
On the other hand, we have Biden vs Ron that can't get his message out any better than Biden! Oops said it out loud! HA!

17 posted on 07/23/2023 8:02:45 PM PDT by djstex (All I Have to Say... President Trump was right about everything!)
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Meatball ruined his chances for 2028, what a moron.


18 posted on 07/24/2023 1:24:46 AM PDT by spincaster
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To: SoConPubbie

It looks like even Therightscoop which has been DeSantis HQ is backing off. It is getting harder and harder to find a story there to attach data like this to.


19 posted on 07/24/2023 3:38:04 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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