please clap.
Posted on 10/26/2023 3:46:16 PM PDT by conservative98
Meanwhile, just 2 points separate DeSantis and fifth-place Mike Pence.
A new national poll of Republican Presidential Primary preferences is the worst yet for Ron DeSantis.
The McLaughlin and Associates survey of 449 likely voters shows the Florida Governor at 8% in the polls, 47 points behind former President Donald Trump.
Perhaps more worrisome for DeSantis is that the field is closing in on him in the survey, fielded from Oct. 22 through Oct. 26.
The Florida Governor is tied with Nikki Haley in second place, the latest evidence that the former United Nations envoy and South Carolina Governor is competing for primacy as the Trump alternative in the race.
Meanwhile, two other names are marginally behind Haley and DeSantis.
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has 7% support, while former Vice President Mike Pence is at 6%.
DeSantis was as high as 19% in the June 23 administration of this poll, meaning that in roughly four months he has lost nearly 60% of his stated support.
(Excerpt) Read more at floridapolitics.com ...
McLaughlin also tested a two-way race between DeSantis and Trump, and that hypothetical shows a strong preference for the former President in the case of an unlikely binary choice.
A full 73% of respondents claim they would back Trump in that scenario, with 27% backing DeSantis. The split gets worse when it comes to people who say they would “definitely” back their preferred candidate, with 55% of total respondents firmly behind the former President, and just 11% deeply committed to the Florida Governor.
“Poll: Ron DeSantis falls to 8% nationally, tied with Nikki Haley in second place”
The REAL QUESTION at this point is NOT whether Chris Christie will surpass his support, but when.
RDS is my man, despite what any polls say. Trump is wise not to debate him. Trump is crushing opposition b/c of the hideous lawfare against him.
More than 60 days ago, Jeff Roe said DeSantis had “60 days to slow the spread...”, or whatever.
Sixty days is up. Time to exit.
He must be counting on trump leaving the race
Ohhhhh!
There could be an opening for — ASA!
Asa? Asa?
He sure didn’t own the stage in previous debates. I think it is lucky for DeSantis that Trump isn’t debating him.
Ron just doesn’t have what it takes to connect.
Looks like a first date on Match.com.
While I support Trump, I don’t like to see this happening to DeSantis. He’s a good man, but he got bad advice from people who don’t have his best interests in mind.
He took the advice from some of the lowest political actors in the game. And the worst part? He still won’t get out.
they should drop out and rally around Trump
and hammer the dems for politically persecuting him
cuz it is the right thing to do and they could be next
instead they are hanging in there in the hopes that the dems can take out Trump
not a leader among them
just craven politicians
I think he’s being told Trump will go to jail that’s why he’s hanging out. The dims in the next governors race will remind the voters how he, a Republican abandoned us. It will be ugly.
Yes, that's his only play as ghoulish and bad for the country as that would be.
>>”Trump is crushing opposition b/c of the hideous lawfare against him.”
And the hideous lawfare being perpetrated against Trump is being done to him and not DeSantis because the deep state fears a Trump presidency, not a DeSantis presidency. That’s worth 20 endorsements because it demonstrates what the deep state REALLY thinks about the two candidates.
Actually, all debates with 7 or 8 participants are a waste of time. 4 or 5 tops.
The State wants to jail or at least disqualify Trump. They fear both DJT and RDS, believe me. If they succeed, who do you want, Nikki, Vivek or Tim? One of those mediocrities will be the nominee absent RDS.
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