Posted on 04/10/2023 11:57:13 AM PDT by conservative98
Victory Insights found the Florida Governor holding a lead in November. But that's gone now. Gov. Ron DeSantis handily won re-election last cycle. But a new poll shows he may lose his home state in a GOP Primary for President against Donald Trump.
Victory Insights, a polling firm with a presence in Naples, found Trump beating DeSantis both within a wide field and in a head-to-head matchup.
Among likely GOP Primary voters, Trump comes out on top in a crowded field with almost 43% of the vote, while DeSantis lands at just under 35%.
Author and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy pulls in at a distant third with about 4%, while Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley has support of just over 3%. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson shows with a little over 1%, while longshot businessman Perry Johnson barely polls above 0%.
That puts Trump’s lead outside the poll’s 3.1-percentage-point margin of error.
But in a head-to-head contest between Trump and DeSantis, the Florida Governor actually polls worse. In such a situation, Trump wins about 47% to DeSantis’ 32%.
This marks a significant change since the same polling firm tested the field with Florida voters in November. At that point, DeSantis led Trump 47% to 37%.
“Five months later, things have changed substantially,” reads a polling memo.
“Several other candidates have announced their candidacies, and Trump has been indicted and arrested in a highly politicized move by the Manhattan DA. DeSantis still hasn’t officially announced his candidacy, but his messaging, book tour, and PAC activity certainly point to a presidential run in the coming months. However, it’s beginning to look more like an uphill battle than previously believed.”
(Excerpt) Read more at floridapolitics.com ...
You DeSimps love quoting polls from this place.
How bout now? 😆 https://t.co/5tb0nAaMXr— 🍊Pure Blood 1776🍊 (@funkycold10) April 10, 2023
2024 Florida Republican Primary
Trump — 43%
DeSantis — 35%
Ramaswamy — 4%
Haley — 3%
Hutchinson — 1%
2-Way:
Trump — 47% (+10 from Nov)
DeSantis — 32% (-15)@VictoryPolling | 1,000 LV | 04/06-8https://t.co/hZ59Hkoihw pic.twitter.com/DUh7EJUPwL— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) April 10, 2023
DeSantites will not be happy… pic.twitter.com/vxFBlYimuu— The Reckoning 💥 (@sethjlevy) April 10, 2023
DeSimps in disarray. pic.twitter.com/QcKJrUgzRZ— Doug 🍊 (@Doug__J) April 10, 2023
So this is why they are on the war path today. They seem angrier than usual. LOL— TRM (@TRM81611) April 10, 2023
Man, this is going to leave a mark.
DeSantis is still losing that Iowa poll despite a sample size under 200 and they put Trump’s name dead last on the poll.
Meanwhile Trump is up 15 points in Florida over DeSantis.
This is brutal.— Gavin Mario Wax 🇺🇸 🗽🍊 (@GavinWax) April 10, 2023
Ruh-roh raggy
Polls! We've got polls!
25%
The only debate about Trump is taking place among GOP primary voters.
The rest of the country hates him.
This is why, if one of them must move, let it be DeSantis. To Pascagoula.
Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.
I’m really surprised that the Florida “influencer” crew that team desantis assembled isn’t winning voters over.
They spend all day and night trashing Trump and Trump supporters.
It’s almost as if the desantis influencer network doesn’t influence much!
He should fire everyone!— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) April 10, 2023
President Trump on the latest polling out of Florida. DeSantis can’t even beat Trump in Florida. This primary is going to be brutal and embarrassing for Rob if he decides to go through with running. pic.twitter.com/hsahh0yvHV— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) April 10, 2023
Whoo hooooo!
The incumbent R candidate who has been campaigning for years unopposed... now with his George Floyd sympathy bump in play, is finally close to almost half the party wanting him to run again.
Don the populist never was and never will be as popular as the first 2 Bushes.
I saw that Trump changed his tone towards DeSantis quite a bit. Perhaps something’s up?
So who would be happy.. the people who support a prez who handed the country over to fauci n birx.
Trump stood before Americans and told us… restrict travel, except his unvetted Syrians, no gatherings of more than 10, obviously if you’re burning cities, exempt.
Don’t go to work to better you’re families lives, unless you’re big pharma cartel who go billions from him.
Fauci n birx led him by his vagina and still do.
He blames the deep state boogey man under his bed because being the prez only gives you ultimate power if you are Obama or Biden.
Trump now wants to give away more taxpayer dollars by paying ppl to have children in his next big government reign.
Enough of his vax pushing.
President Trump already saved Ron DeSantis’ political career in 2018. Now he’s trying to save it again by warning him to have some common sense, stay out of the race, and finish his term as Governor.
The great people of Florida agree. Ron should listen!⬇️ https://t.co/9eI1UTmU1l— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) April 10, 2023
Floridians Choose @realDonaldTrump. pic.twitter.com/WK1uQ4vH3Z— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) April 10, 2023
Good.
Trump in 24. DeSantis in 28.
Could be.
Trump is really afraid of Desantis. I bet the age difference enrages him.
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