DeSantis’ Chances of Beating Trump in Florida for 2024 GOP Nomination: Poll – By Nick Reynolds (Newsweek) / Aug 16, 2022
A new poll shows Ron DeSantis is virtually tied with former President Donald Trump among Florida Republican voters in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, fueling speculation Florida’s governor could potentially compete with Trump for the party’s presidential nomination in 2024.
Released on August 16, the University of North Florida (UNF) poll showed DeSantis with a two-point lead over Trump among registered Republican voters in the state, with just 7 percent of voters saying they’d vote for someone else.
While other polls have directly compared Trump and DeSantis—a rising star in the GOP who has modeled his political brand after Trump’s—the UNF poll appears to be the first public example of DeSantis’ viability in his home state in a head-to-head contest for the presidency against the man who is still widely considered the head of the modern Republican Party.
Though DeSantis was handily defeated by Trump in a straw poll of CPAC attendees this month, a recent Suffolk University/USA Today poll showed DeSantis with a wider base of support among Republican voters than Trump. Other polls in battleground states like Michigan and early-voting New Hampshire also show DeSantis in a virtual stalemate with Trump, demonstrating broad national appeal among the Republican base.
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