Trump leads DeSantis by 6 points among Republicans in new poll

Republican voters give President Trump a six-point lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical 2024 GOP primary, according to a new report. Quinnipiac University Poll released on Thursday.

After receiving a list of 14 potential GOP candidates, 42 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters said they would vote for Trump, and 36 percent said they would vote for DeSantis, who has yet to formally announce the White House proposal but is widely opinion. consider one.

Five percent said they would vote for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who earlier this week announced her presidential campaign, becoming the first Republican to formally challenge Trump.

Former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received 4 percent of the vote each, according to a poll that showed no other candidates on the list, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and former Representative from the state of New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie – received more than 2 percent of the vote.

Both Pence and Pompeo are considering the White House proposal, but neither has made an official announcement.

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When the poll narrowed the field to Trump, DeSantis, Haley and Pence, Republican voters were more divided between Trump and DeSantis, who received 43 and 41 percent of the vote, respectively. Six percent voted for Haley and 4 percent voted for Pence.

In the potential general election, registered voters were split between President Biden and Trump in a head-to-head showdown, with Biden receiving 48 percent and Trump 46 percent of the vote. But between Biden and DeSantis, 47 percent supported Florida’s governor in the hypothetical election, while 46 percent supported Biden.

The Quinnipiac poll included 1,429 registered voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points and was conducted from February 9 to 14.

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