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On Wednesday, leading Republican presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump issued a statement as Hurrican Idalia made landfall as a Category One storm in northwestern Florida. "Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by Hurricane Idalia," Trump began. "I urge everyone to listen to your local officials, heed all warnings, and prioritize the safety of yourself and your loved ones." "I’ve witnessed the courage, strength, and spirit of the great people of Florida many times over the years!" Trump remarked. "Together, they will recover and rebuild, but in the meantime, be safe. Love and respect to everyone. God bless...

Former President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he will “not be doing the debates” amid such strong poll numbers putting him high above his opponents.The former president made his declaration on his Truth Social account, citing a CBS poll that apparently had him 46 points ahead of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.“New CBS POLL, just out, has me leading the field by ‘legendary’ numbers. TRUMP 62%, 46 Points above DeSanctimonious (who is crashing like an ailing bird!), Ramaswamy 7%, Pence 5%, Scott 3%, Haley 2%, Sloppy Chris Christie 2%, ‘Aida’ Hutchinson 1%,” he said.“The public knows who I am...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a four-way tie for second place in the Republican primary race in New Hampshire, the latest Trafalgar Group survey found.The survey asked respondents, “If the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary were tomorrow, who would you most likely support?”The survey found former President Donald Trump leading in the Granite State with 49.7 percent support — 39 points ahead of his closest challengers.RELATED VIDEO — Trump: I Won’t Sign RNC Pledge to Endorse GOP Nominee — “Three or Four People That I Wouldn’t Support”:DeSantis is continuing to slip in his status as Trump’s closest challenger, as he...

The latest non-surprise.The headline in Monday’s New York Times was this:Trump Crushing DeSantis and G.O.P. Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds The twice-indicted former president leads across nearly every category and region, as primary voters wave off concerns about his escalating legal jeopardy.The Times reported:Former President Donald J. Trump is dominating his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, leading his nearest challenger, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, by a landslide 37 percentage points nationally among the likely Republican primary electorate, according to the first New York Times/Siena College poll of the 2024 campaign.Mr. Trump held decisive advantages across almost every demographic group...

The office of Michigan’s Attorney General, Dana Nessel, has confirmed there was a state investigation into a large number of voter registrations suspected to be fraudulent, with the case being referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 2021.Danny Wimmer, Nessel’s press secretary, recently admitted a number of some 8,000 to 10,000 voter registration forms delivered to the Muskegon clerk by a “black female” in the run-up to 2020 presidential elections “were found to be suspicious or fraudulent.”Some of the irregularities included a number voter registrations being written in the same handwriting and addresses on multiple forms being “invalid...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was outshined by former President Donald Trump and was heckled by MAGA Republicans at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday.Washington Post reporter Joyce Koh posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, of spectators being drawn away from DeSantis to watch former President Donald Trump fly over the event in Des Moines. She wrote that Trump was “already overshadowing DeSantis” even before his arrival. Trump already overshadowing DeSantis at the Iowa state fair, as the crowd turns away from DeSantis event to watch Trump’s plane encircle overhead pic.twitter.com/nsMo3WpKZO— Joyce Koh (@JoyceKohTV) August 12, 2023Happening Now—Trump Force One...

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has overtaken Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) nationally for second place in the GOP primary field, according to a Kaplan Strategies poll. 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, 2023Trump’s support is unchanged since Kaplan Strategies’ poll published in July, whereas DeSantis is...

In better news, 15% of men support the Governor.A new national poll points to the same old gender gap for Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential race.The survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University shows the Florida Governor has just 11% support in next year’s Primaries among women, as compared to 15% among men. All told, he’s at 13% with people who are firmly committed to his choice.DeSantis is far behind former President Donald Trump, who has 55% support overall: 52% of women, and 59% of men.Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence are each at...

Former President Donald Trump is surging in the Republican primary field in South Carolina, while Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) finds himself in a five-way race for second place, according to a National Public Affairs poll. The poll, unveiled Tuesday on the Yes Labels podcast, shows Trump leads the field with 45 percent of support, up four points from June.DeSantis has fallen off five points in that time, registering at just 13 percent in the latest poll, according to former White House Political Director Bill Stepien and Justin Clark, who co-host the podcast and co-founded National Public Affairs. 2024 South Carolina...