Trump Expands GOP Primary Lead
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Donald Trump is still the GOP frontrunner.
A new poll found Donald Trump not only leading the GOP primary but found his leading increasing.
In February, Quinnipiac found Trump leading 42% to 36% over DeSantis.
That same poll just found Trump leading DeSantis 46% to 32%.
Nikki Haley was only at 5% support.
Donald Trump is extending his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will likely start as the former president’s top competitor in the 2024 Republican presidential primary if he runs, according to a poll of a potential GOP field released Wednesday.
Quinnipiac University’s latest survey of Republican and Republican-leaning voters found Trump winning 46% of support in a hypothetical GOP primary field, with DeSantis receiving 32%.
That’s a welcome change for Trump, who held just a 6-percentage-point lead over DeSantis in Quinnipiac’s February poll of the prospective primary field. The ex-president led his possible rival by a 42% to 36% margin at the time.
Asked in the new poll who they would support in a head-to-head matchup between Trump and DeSantis, 51% of respondents chose the former president, versus 40% who picked the governor.
Trump also leads DeSantis in a head-to-head race.
Trump also leads DeSantis by 11 points in a head-to-head match-up, 51 percent to 40 percent.
DeSantis has consistently been seen as the top potential challenger to Trump for the Republican nomination and has placed in at least second in most hypothetical primary polls. But the former president has maintained his position in first place in most polls too.
The media’s smears aren’t working.
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