Poll: Donald Trump up 19 over Ron DeSantis in Texas
Donald Trump gives Ron DeSantis the cold shoulder.

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The Florida Governor's showing here is better than other Lone Star State surveys.

Another poll from the Lone Star State is good news for Donald Trump.

“In a Texas Republican presidential primary restricted to Trump and DeSantis, 57% of Texas GOP primary voters would vote for Trump and 36% for DeSantis, with 5% undecided and 2% responding that they would not vote if Trump and DeSantis were their only two options,” reads the polling memo from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation.

“Donald Trump is the clear Republican frontrunner in Texas for now, but there is a long way to go,” said TxHPF President Jason Villalba. “Texas Republicans regard Trump favorably and he will be difficult to beat for the nomination here, but DeSantis certainly has a base of support upon which he can build. There is also time for other candidates to emerge and make this more than a two-person race for the nomination.”

Despite the nearly 20-point deficit for DeSantis, this is his best Texas poll in a while.

In a Defend Texas Liberty PAC survey conducted by CWS Research from April 29 through May 1, the Florida Governor has just 16% support in a Primary field. Trump leads with 54%, or 3 1/2 times the support DeSantis has.

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.

An Emerson College poll in the field in April also has DeSantis 46 points behind Trump, with Trump drawing 62%.

The Trump campaign has paid some attention to Texas.

Trump held a rally earlier this year in the West Texas town of Waco, where the former President devoted part of the speech to denunciations of “Ron DeSanctimonious.”

In the span of five minutes, Trump touched on various themes, making the case that the Florida Governor, a runner-up to Trump in most polling, doesn’t measure up. He mentioned DeSantis’ previous positions on senior citizen entitlements, recounted the story of the brokered 2018 endorsement, and trashed DeSantis’ performance as Florida Governor.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


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  • Dont Say FLA

    May 25, 2023 at 7:39 am

    Powerless to advance, Rhonda is sitting in the wings with their thoughts and prayers for one of Trump’s indictments to defeat Trump’s uberTeflon. Widdle Rhonda is in denial. All the indictments could stick to Trump. Trump could end up with multiple prison sentences and remain in prison until he expires. None of that matters to people still on board with Trump. Trump is their guy. That is why it’s called TRUMPism. It’s never going to be Rhondaism, but keep the thoughts and prayers going, Ron. Maybe they’ll prevent the next mass shooting in Florida.

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  • Michael K

    May 25, 2023 at 9:18 am

    DeSaster is, as Texans like to say, all hat and no cattle.

  • Impeach Biden

    May 26, 2023 at 6:18 am

    It’s amazing for me that Ron DeSantis, whom none of the liberal wackos that frequent this site, give him a chance against Trump. The spin machine keeps generating these “fake polls” because the state run media wants Trump to be the guy. They know they can put the frail, feeble, and incompetent Biden in the basement and he can still defeat Trump. Biden could even deploy that idiot Kamala Harris and she could go on a giggling and fweedom tour and Trump would still lose. But they focus on DeSantis. All the negative adds for someone who evidently stands no chance. The state run media knows that if DeSantis is the nominee, he will easily defeat “The Hologram”. Many of us see what is going on. The zombies are clueless.

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