A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis is nearing a formal launch to his presidential campaign, and another poll suggests he will need the announcement bounce.
The most recent Morning Consult poll shows him at his low-water mark against former President Donald Trump.
Trump is the choice of 61% of the 3,571 likely GOP Primary voters polled between May 12 and May 14, up from 60% in the poll a week ago. DeSantis is down to 18%, a point less than his standing a week prior.
The Florida Governor’s favorability is faltering, according to Morning Consult: “DeSantis’ slide against Trump has coincided with a dip in the share of potential GOP Primary voters who view him positively. Two-thirds view him favorably, down 6 points from last week.”
Despite DeSantis’ decline, he’s still comfortably ahead of the rest of the field. Former Vice President Mike Pence takes 6% support, while former United Nations envoy Nikki Haley and author Vivek Ramaswamy each take 4%.
Still, considering that DeSantis was within 11 points of Trump back on Jan. 2, the trend is brutal for DeSantis, as he is now 43 points back.
The Morning Consult survey is one of a few that finds DeSantis mired in the teens.
A survey from I&I/Tipp Insights shows DeSantis pulling 17% support, 6 points below the 23% he mustered in April. Trump commands 55% support, up from the 47% he had in April, giving him a 38-point lead.
A survey of 436 likely GOP Primary voters conducted April 24-27 by McLaughlin and Associates shows DeSantis mustering just 16% in a crowded field, with Trump drawing 52% support.
An Emerson College poll in the field in late April had DeSantis 46 points behind Trump, with DeSantis also pulling in 16%.
These polls are worse for the Governor than the FiveThirtyEight average of polls, which shows a Trump trend in aggregate. The former President leads DeSantis 53% to 23% on average, with Pence at 6% and Haley at 4%.
11 comments
corruption and abuse of power in Florida
May 16, 2023 at 9:14 am
deSantis and team got a little bit too cocky!!! here’s the facts you had an influx of people moving to Florida because they didn’t have the Covid restrictions. Most of them were Republican. Some people thought DeSantis was this great white thing who would be better than Trump. But once him, and his corrupt GOP legislation, started pushing BS through just to stir up the cultural base, and provide no real solutions. They also did it just to get in the news.. well, just like Jeb Bush they made a splash but now it’s not even a puddle
DeSantis political career is going to come to a screeching halt. You’ll be lucky if he can get. A clerk, job at a two bit Law Office
Michael
May 20, 2023 at 11:02 am
I agree with your comment… but would just add that many people moved/are moving here *not* because there were no Covid restrictions… but because they are now able to work remotely and moved here for the same reason people have been doing so for decades: The Weather.
Trump Trainwreck
May 16, 2023 at 9:18 am
Ron is gonna be another victim of the burning Trump train wreck AkA the Trump train to hell. The GOP should have Trump assassinated at this point. He’s given the party so many problems that they are gonna continue lose national elections. Woe to those in the states as their power diminishes and they look for evermore creative ways to exercise their power over people. God forbid adjust their platform to reflect modernity instead of trying to revert back to the Stone Age.
Kendall Ross
May 16, 2023 at 9:21 am
Jones is skimming money…read more….
Ron DeSantis wears High Heels
May 16, 2023 at 11:53 am
Nobody cares about “Wokeness” and this fool bet his entire stake on that dumb non-issue. People here care about the fact that their rent and insurance prices have skyrocketed while Rhonda jets around the country on a book tour whining about Drag Queens.
The dude is a joke.
Stephen Simmons
May 16, 2023 at 1:44 pm
DeSantis is a dictator. He talks about supporting free speech and people’s rights unless he doesn’t like your opinion. He is destroying the education system in the state. He’s bad for Florida and would be worse for the country
Wanda Santis
May 16, 2023 at 5:24 pm
It’s pretty outrageous that the Legislature voted to conceal his travel records and expenditures on the Florida tax-payer dime while he’s gallivanting around the country under the delusion that people want a bigoted fascist like him to run for President. Think about that, they created a law that breaks the law.
You can’t say you advocate for parent’s rights and free speech while outlawing free speech in schools, censoring books, and using a state agency to attack a private business you disagree with. This guy would have been right at home in Germany in the 30’s. Makes me sick to know that some tiny fraction of my tax dollars went to feeding, housing, and training this idiot.
Dont Say FLA
May 17, 2023 at 8:16 am
I like to think the legislature allowed for hiding Rhonda’s travel expenses just so they can be rid of him for a little while till his campaign enters the atmosphere outside Florida and burns. OTOH they changed Resign to Run into Resign to Run Except Rhonda specifically to get him back after his campaign fails. The Florida state legislature seems … confused. Unless they know Rhonda’s such a terrible Gov that the next Gov will be a Democrat and they didn’t want to have a special election for replacing Rhonda with the Democrat. I have no idea what’s in these people heads. I don’t know if they even know.
Rawlings Susan
May 16, 2023 at 8:01 pm
It is good to get a more accurate read of DeSantis in his home state. Great blog!
DeSantis mired in the teens
May 17, 2023 at 8:20 am
DeSantis is mired in the teens…like his buddy Kent Stermon with his pair of Taylor Swift tickets, perhaps?
Rhonda's World Tour is Working Great!
May 17, 2023 at 8:45 am
We should all thank Rhonda for traveling the world and the USA, giving people a chance to get to know him. His tour is spectacularly successful. People are getting to know Rhonda and, predictably, ruling him out. Thanks to all Florida taxpayers for paying some redacted amount of tax dollars toward Rhonda’s “Save the USA From Rhonda The Arrogant Meatwad” tour. Florida, the Sunshine State, except for when the topic is Rhonda Spanties. The sunshine law was changed special for Rhonda, same as Resign to Run became Resign to Run Except Rhonda. What would Rhonda do if he had to obey the law and/or negotiate with Democrats or even Independents? I don’t know! Nobody knows! Rhonda sure doesn’t know! And Rhonda’s letting everyone know he doesn’t know what to do or how to do it. We get it, Rhonda. You are a clueless Mo. We get it. Why do you keep punching yourself in the face, Rhonda? We get it. You can stop now.
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