Newly released polling data suggest Flordia Gov. Ron DeSantis could beat former President Donald Trump in a 2024 matchup in the important primary state of New Hampshire.
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The University of New Hampshire released the poll, which found 39% of likely Republican voters would support DeSantis, compared to 37% for Trump.
“Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is now statistically tied with Former President Donald Trump in the New Hampshire Republican Primary,” the group said. “Support for DeSantis has more than doubled since October. DeSantis runs better against Biden than does Trump, a further sign of Trump’s weakening support among NH Republicans. Biden and Trump are increasingly unpopular in New Hampshire and only about half of members of each of their own parties want them to run for President in 2024. Other potential 2024 presidential candidates such as Vice President Kamala Harris, former Vice President Mike Pence, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz are also broadly unpopular in the state.”
The poll figures comes just days after Trump said he could beat DeSantis. Trump said he is close to deciding whether he will run, but he did tell The New Yorker in an interview that he thinks he can beat the Florida governor.
“I don’t know if Ron is running, and I don’t ask him,” Trump said. “It’s his prerogative. I think I would win.”
The poll sent waves through the political world.
Don’t make the Republican voters choose between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump.
We need 4 more years of Trump and 8 years of DeSantis afterwards.
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) June 20, 2022
Trump really saved Florida when he pushed DeSantis past Gillum
0.4% difference in 2018 and Gillum would be governor today
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 22, 2022
If DeSantis runs he has my vote. If Trump runs he has my vote. If they both run that will be a hard decision.
— Mapicc (@Mapicc3) June 22, 2022
