Posted on 04/27/2023 8:59:10 AM PDT by conservative98
Former President Donald Trump has surged to 62 percent support in April among Republican primary voters, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has crashed to 16 percent, Emerson College polling trends show.
Since January, Trump has gained 20 points over DeSantis, when the former president held 55 percent of GOP support, with DeSantis at 29 percent support, a 26-point spread.
In February, Trump gained four points over DeSantis for a 30-point advantage. Trump’s support remained constant with 55 percent support, while DeSantis’s dropped four points to 25 percent.
In April, Trump surged 16 points from February over Desantis to a 46-point advantage. Trump’s support increased by seven points to 62 percent, while DeSantis’s plunged nine points to 16 percent.
According to the Emerson data, Trump’s GOP support remained mostly consistent throughout January and February, while DeSantis’s slightly dropped. The drastic separation between the two presidential hopefuls began after news of the Trump indictment broke on March 31. A few days later, Trump was arraigned in New York City.
Following the indictment, Trump’s polling numbers soared to 46 points over DeSantis’s. Trump’s dominance was somewhat at DeSantis’s expense. DeSantis lost nine points of support, while Trump’s support grew seven points, a nearly inverse correlation.
The data suggests the indictment has united the Republican Party behind the former president. Trump has appeared to galvanize support by harnessing the seemingly endless far-left attacks against him that have continued even after his presidency.
In one sentence on his Truth Social bio, Trump neatly packages those attacks into a call for support.
“THEY’RE NOT COMING AFTER ME, THEY’RE COMING AFTER YOU—I’M JUST STANDING IN THEIR WAY!” it reads.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
This primary is over. Voters want President Trump because they know he’s the ONLY ONE who can lead on DAY ONE!
Republicans should rally around the President so we can take the fight to our shared opposition - Joe Biden and the Democrats! https://t.co/CMkjPJOZxV— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) April 27, 2023
pic.twitter.com/EmYZoysnMf— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) April 27, 2023
Ron DeSantis could probably coast to the 2028 nomination.
He needs to distance himself from the neo-con RINOs, who are pushing him so hard to enter now.
An outspoken former president in the news several times a day is far better known than a governor doing the work of his state.
How many CEOs of large corporations can you name?
Are these CEOs capable? The boards setting their enormous pay think they are.
The Dem gamble is that Biden can only beat Trump, thus infuriating the GOP base with legal attacks on Trump.
Trump can’t beat Biden.
If DeSantis is dumb enough to run, I wouldn't be shocked if Ramaswamy finished ahead of him.
I love how Chris Christie is now saying DeSantis is not a conservative. ABC/CNN Chris Christie, hugger of Obama and gusher over Bruce Springsteen.
RE: Ron DeSantis Crashes to 16 Percent
Stay in Florida governor. Wait for your turn in 2028. We don’t need a civil war in the GOP. The task at hand is to get rid of Joe Biden.
I like desantis, but my favorite is jim jordan
BTW, Trump won a landslide in 2020 among those that voted legitimately.
Where you see a neocon, you see a Never Trumper.
the more people wake up to the intentional destruction of the country by the communist in the WH, the more people will want/need Trump. Wishful thinking?
I know there’s likely no chance in he!! but I’m pretty impressed with Vivek Ramaswamy. Every bit as conservative as DT, brilliant and much less a public loose cannon.
You want Jim Jordan to run for president?
I like Jim too but he’s not a candidate and no one’s talked of him being a candidate.
Between Trump/Biden....will be the lowest ‘profit’ year in a hundred years for radio/newspapers and TV stations with advertising dollars.
For Trump, he’s saving a ton of money by lessening his primary campaign. Biden has to play the same story...hoping that RFK Jr doesn’t take the first state or two in the primary.
I’m talking 2028
I think we sense that DeSantis is GOPe hype.
Donald Duck and Nikki Mouse are the establishment.
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