A.G. Gancarski
The latest Morning Consult survey is bad news for Ron DeSantis.
The Florida Governor faces a 40-point deficit against former President Donald Trump in the survey conducted after the former President’s second indictment, a federal rap regarding the retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
“Nearly three in five potential Republican Primary (59%) voters back Trump for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, up from 55% last week before news of his indictment on charges related to his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House. Almost one in five (19%) support DeSantis, nearing an all-time low since tracking began in December,” a polling memo accompanying the results asserts.
DeSantis’ previous low was 18% in this survey back in May. The survey has a +/- 2-percentage-point margin of error, which suggests a statistical tie between then and now.
DeSantis still has a double-digit lead over the rest of the field, with the closest competition being former Vice President Mike Pence, the choice of 8% of those surveyed. No one else is even at 5% among the 3,419 potential Republican Primary voters polled between June 9 and June 11.
DeSantis is still the top second choice for Trump voters, with 43% saying they would back the Florida Governor if the former President somehow exited the 2024 race. Pence is the choice of 16% in that unlikely scenario, with author Vivek Ramaswamy taking 8%.
If DeSantis dropped out, 43% of his voters would go to Trump in this poll, with 18% going to Pence, 10% going to U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, and 9% each to Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley, the former United Nations envoy and Governor of South Carolina.
“Far more of Trump’s supporters (15%) than DeSantis’ (4%) are uncertain about where their loyalties would fall if their first choice weren’t in the race,” the polling memo contends.
The Morning Consult survey is more pessimistic about DeSantis than the national average from Race to the White House. Trump leads overall there, 54% to 23%, with Pence’s 5% good for a distant third place.
The site’s delegate tracker is going Trump’s way. If the field stays crowded, the former President is forecast to have 1,856 delegates, compared to 544 for DeSantis. If the field narrows, Trump is predicted to have a 1,971-484 lead.
10 comments
Hate Has A Home In Florida
June 13, 2023 at 8:52 am
Cue his White Racist dog whistles of desperation and look for more anti gay/Jew/Black acts in Florida.
Ron DeSantis supporters are Nazis
June 13, 2023 at 9:58 am
There were people waving Swastiks and DeSantis flags in front of Disney World over the weekend. That should tell you everything you need to know about him and the vermin that actually support him.
Linda
June 13, 2023 at 2:35 pm
Look for an early withdrawal from the race–but what does DeSantis do with all the money that he ported over to his PAC?
Dont Say FLA
June 13, 2023 at 3:46 pm
What would Rhonda do?
They will probably do more of the human trafficking. People are saying Rhonda has been practicing trafficking on migrants for their goal of taking over where Jeffrey Epstein and Giselle left off, trafficking teens.
Welcome to Rhonda’s Fantasy Island, where Rhonda personally welcomes DePlane! DePlane! Every. Single. Time. DePlane!
Poor Rhonda
June 13, 2023 at 3:57 pm
Poor Rhonda spent so much time and money waiting in the wings for a day that finally came. All for nothing. The outcome is not what Rhonda expected. Because Rhonda’s a dumb EEE.
Everybody STILL hates Rhonda. Now more than ever.
Michael K
June 13, 2023 at 4:33 pm
Poor Little Ron Dee Dee. A victim! Persecuted! Unloved and deeply despised.
He put all his energy into turning people off — and now he’s unable to turn anybody on because he’s against everything but stands for nothing.
But he did look fetching in those white go-go boots.
big T
June 14, 2023 at 5:55 pm
those are shrimp boots. here in florida they’re pretty normal.
Ron Forrest Ron
June 15, 2023 at 8:18 am
Limecat Ron IS a shrimp, but those are Nancy Sinatra boots
Jake
June 14, 2023 at 6:11 pm
Dicktim:
He 1st acts like a dick, then a victim
Tom
June 13, 2023 at 4:55 pm
I finally figured out that ‘woke’ is his campaign nickname and it all makes perfect sense. It came to Florida to die. I’m sure it’s not over yet but I’m encouraged by what a failure it is so far. Circling the drain as it were.
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