Posted on 06/02/2023 8:37:57 AM PDT by conservative98
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis arrived in South Carolina on Friday on the third leg of an early-state swing after receiving news that his disastrous campaign launch saw him lose ground to frontrunner Donald Trump.
A new poll shows the former president increased his lead over DeSantis by eight points since early May.
The data will be a blow to DeSantis, who last week used an online interview with Twitter owner Elon Musk to enter the race. But glitches on Twitter Spaces meant the event was late starting and listeners were repeatedly kicked out of the feed.
A Yahoo News/YouGov of 1,520 adults found that Trump had increased his share of support from 48 percent in early May to 53 percent.
DeSantis's share dropped from 28 percent to 25 percent, giving the former president a lead of 28 percent.
However, only 13 percent said the botched launch gave them an 'unfavorable' impression.
Even so, the data will pose a headache for the DeSantis campaign which is hammering the message that the Florida governor is more electable than Trump.
Against that backdrop, DeSantis will hold three events in South Carolina on Friday, following swings through New Hampshire and Iowa — three of the most important states in the primary race.
His Never Back Down super PAC is stepping up activity in the Palmetto State to coincide with the visit. Canvassers will be knocking on doors at the weekend and the group has a string of endorsements to roll out in the coming days, according to a source familiar with the plans.
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🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: @Riley_Gaines_ endorses @RonDeSantis for president! 🇺🇸
"His leadership has been crucial in rooting out the radical ideology that is driving this insanity... And bringing visibility to these cultural issues that effect the breakdown of families, the breakdown of… pic.twitter.com/RmGO2MZykj— Team DeSantis (@TeamDeSantis) June 2, 2023
DeSimps get excited over anything… This campaign is desperate.
2024 National Republican Primary
Trump — 53% (+5 from May 10)
DeSantis — 25% (-3)
Haley — 3% (-1)
T. Scott — 3% (+1)
Ramaswamy — 3% (-1)
Elder — 1% (+1)
2-Way:
Trump — 55% (+5)
DeSantis — 31% (-5)
Yahoo/YouGov | n=432 | May 25-30https://t.co/lhQgD5IYXF pic.twitter.com/8E2E7a4Je1— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) June 1, 2023
Has Desantis announced yet lol
A good campaign by DeSantis will make Trump better like all the crap he took for the last 8 years makes him tougher.
only 21 days remaining until desantis catches up to trump in the polls!
Rhonda is doomed and he knows it. But his psycho wife demands that she be first lady so he’s continuing for now.
👍😊👍
Darned auto correct.
Every dog has his day. Looks like DeSantis is destined to stay on the porch.
He can’t run with the big dogs
Seems like a pattern that people leave Trump and turn on him because Trump doesn’t reward them with the positions they think they deserve (Christie, Kinzinger, Bolton, Scaramucci, Cohen, Cucinelli)
Maybe DeSantis has filled his campaign staff with disgruntled ex-Trumpers, and in fact they AREN’T as good as they think they are.
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