Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a town hall event in Hollis, N.H., Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds).
Posted on 08/14/2023 1:53:01 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
The poll, published on Monday, shows that 48 percent of GOP primary voters back Trump as he continues to dominate the field. Ramaswamy sits alone in second place with eleven percent, while DeSantis follows with ten percent:
2024 National Republican Primary:
Trump 48% (+37)
Ramaswamy 11%
DeSantis 10%
Pence 8%
Christie 4%
Haley 4%
Scott 2%
Burgum 1%
Hutchinson 0%Kaplan Strategies, 800 LV, 8/9-10 pic.twitter.com/i4jGTl6tDk
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) August 14, 2023
Trump’s support is unchanged since Kaplan Strategies’ poll published in July, whereas DeSantis is down two points from when he and Ramaswamy were tied at twelve percent. The pair have been trending in opposite directions over the past few months, with Ramaswamy climbing and DeSantis sliding.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a town hall event in Hollis, N.H., Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds).
Former Vice President Mike Pence is on DeSantis’s heels with eight percent after doubling his support since the poll that was taken from July 17-18. From there, former Govs. Nikki Haley (R-SC) and Chris Christie (R-NJ) tie at four percent. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is down three points from July, garnering two percent in this poll, followed by Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) with one percent.
Kaplan strategies sampled 800 registered likely GOP primary voters from August 9-10, and the margin of error (MOE) is ± 3.5 percentage points.
Another poll published Monday shows Trump with an even stronger advantage over the field. The I&I/TIPP Insights poll found that 57 percent of
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I like DeSantis but like Ramaswamy more. Listened to a 90-minute speech he gave, highly intelligent with great political views and instincts.
We ALSO actually had OIL in our Strategic Oil Reserves under Trump.
I like Ron, would never attack him for anything, but he is sinking in the polls. Not such a viable candidate after all.
A non-Trump nominee could conceivably recapture the suburban independents in those states that abandoned Trump in 2020 and offset the fraud machine. But those voters are out of Trump’s reach.
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It’s very unlikely that any Republican can win the suburban independents either now or in the future.
This demographic has been moving to the democrat side since the election of Slick Willie.
Our political disadvantages aren’t going away and will continue after Trump retires from politics.
Comments like that make me like Free Republic less and less.
Now we can get a discussion going about natural born citizenship. There have been numerous threads on this topic alone, some with hundreds of replies. Many have weighed in, presenting evidence on whatever side of the argument they are taking.
Plenty of evidence of this. We have candidates like Kemp, DeSantis, Youngkin who are able to appeal to the suburban independents in their states.
Also, the Republicans ran in a bunch of redrawn districts in New York and won in 2022. (Looks like they will be gerrymandered again in 2024)
So if Trump is off the ballot in 2024, we're much more competitive. Not saying we'll win but at least we will have a chance.
Among other things this is the guy that wants to pardon the Biden’s.
I can tell you right that for me it is Trump or I don’t vote for president. Because it is either Trump or this nation is done. It is as simple as that.
Half of you will be dead: how long do you think your group has left? Your already the top of the age bracket.
His recently scrubbed social media history is enough for me to call in the clowns regarding him.
Lol. I love the excuses.
At the very least we owe President Trump to attend this and take Vivek apart who is draining and splitting his vote … I want to see them face-to-face it’s the only way to ferret out the truth and we shouldn’t be denied such an opportunity, period end of story
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I want to see you criticize a democrat, but that isn’t your style on Free Republic.
Your right. Vilek is all talk while DeSantis takes action by firing the AG in Orlando for not doing her job protecting the citizens. But keep being impressed with a talker who gets nothing done.
Call in what clowns, what are you referring to?
You do know the debates helped trump in 2016? That’s where everybody loved him. Why he’s scared this time is anyone’s guess.
I say he is because he is…
Funded companies that wanted governments to have everyone’s medical records to track covid…
This guys is just a fraud… says what folks want to hear but doesn’t actually believe any of it when you look into his actual actions.
https://www.dossier.today/p/ramaswamy-company-pitched-governments
Dig deeper…
What he says and what’s he’s don’t match up at all
https://www.dossier.today/p/ramaswamy-company-pitched-governments
He talks a good game, but his actions don’t match his rhetoric.
Slick Willie with more Melanin
Doesn’t surprise me in the least if that is true…
This guy is slick Willie with more melanin…
His interview with Hugh today set off more red flags than a vegan crosfitter who don’t need no man with crazy eyes on dating apps
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