A.G. Gancarski
Another poll shows Florida’s Governor struggling in the Palmetto State ahead of the state’s 2024 presidential preference primary.
A National Public Affairs survey conducted Aug. 7-9 shows Ron DeSantis at 13% support, just two points ahead of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and current South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott. All candidates are far behind former President Donald Trump, who garnered 45% support in the poll.
Other candidates are farther behind among the 846 likely voters surveyed, including Chris Christie (7%) and Vivek Ramaswamy (5%). No other name polled has more than 2% support.
The pollsters, during a Spotify podcast discussing the results, noted the “trendline” for DeSantis is going “down, down, down” compared to previous months. In May, DeSantis was at 23% in the NPA survey. Trump’s lead has grown from 15 percentage points to 32 in that span, with the former President gaining among middle-aged voters, non-college graduates and evangelical men to DeSantis’ detriment.
DeSantis has said he’s a “great candidate” for South Carolina and has suggested that despite still being Governor of a different state, he may sign a sublease in South Carolina to make the sale to the state’s Republicans. This is just the latest poll showing him battling for a distant second place with two homegrown candidates, however.
A Manhattan Institute survey in July showed the former President with a more than two-to-one lead, 43% to 21% for the Florida Governor, with Haley and Scott farther back.
Another poll showed DeSantis in third place. In that July Fox Business poll, Trump pulled 48% support, with Haley at 14%, DeSantis at 13%, and Scott at 10%. Other candidates were in single digits.
The new poll is the latest to show DeSantis has ground to make up in South Carolina, a read supported by the Race to the White House polling average. On average, Trump has 45% support, with DeSantis at 16%. Home-state candidates Haley and Scott are at 11% and 10%, respectively.
11 comments
Michael K
August 13, 2023 at 8:30 am
It’s a race to the bottom, not second place. And there is no bottom to the depravity of DeSantis. He’s running to feed his ego, not to serve. He hates a large swath of Americans and wants a second confederacy of ignorance, bigotry and violence. He has taken away basic rights and calls it freedom.
The Republican Party has no vision, only division.
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Earl Pitts "Americas Political Commentator" American
August 13, 2023 at 8:38 am
Good mornting America,
The disrespect and childlike minds of propaganda are running full speed ahead and totally on display for all to see.
The cartoon like alteration of your one and only political opponant has the intent of de-humanizing your opponant and thus allowing the already mental migets on your team to escalate into your goal of physical violence and even worse.
How long, if ever, has it been since you have seen The President (Biden) characterized as a cartoon in what is portrayed as a journalism artical? Sure all publications have had “cartoon sections” since 1776 but “cartooning” your opponant’s photo on top of what is portrayed as a “serious” artical of journalism is proof that we have abandoned our principals and decended to even new low life evil in journalism.
Thank you America,
EPA
*This is just one man’s opinion based on observed facts.*
Ocean Joe
August 13, 2023 at 1:55 pm
Earl, it’s OK. They did something similar with Trump. They’ll do it to Biden if he ever says anything.
The horse you picked needs more than a new saddle.
Angry Christian and Bottom Of Food Chain
August 13, 2023 at 9:22 am
Angry & Christian, Together Forever
My Take
August 13, 2023 at 5:01 pm
Bottom Of Food Chain . . . and the lowest form of life.
PeterH
August 13, 2023 at 10:16 am
Every Republican candidate for president has vowed to ban abortion nationwide!
Dont Say FLA
August 13, 2023 at 12:52 pm
Rhonda might be able to gain a few point by withdrawing from the Duncan BBQ “due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict.” People would be so happy they won’t have to suffer a Rhondaroid Rant in exchange for BBQ, Rhonda would gain a few points, albeith temporarily, but headlines about rising polls sometimes beget other headlines about more rising polls due to the idea of momentum.
Ocean Joe
August 13, 2023 at 1:47 pm
13% aint bad considering he’s ahead of Haley AND Scott in their own state, of course they are dividing the same pot of votes.
His campaign ended a long time ago, even if he wins Iowa.
Trump lost Iowa in 2016, promptly claimed it was rigged and will do so again.
Desantis finally came out and conceded Trump lost in 2020, but it’s too late. The failure of Republican office holders to timely admit defeat in 2020 and instead go along with the Big Lie has led to the calcification of all these folks who remain convinced he won.
So there’s really no way to win those votes away.
But everybody already knows that.
Governor, keep spending, stay on the campaign trail as long as you can. Every minute is better for Florida. When you tell folks Bumf- Iowa is the Florida of Iowa, we aren’t embarrassed, we’re used to it.
Hicks J
August 13, 2023 at 1:57 pm
DeSantis is totally out of touch with the American people and his utterly wokeness theory!
Master Race, Lost The Race
August 13, 2023 at 8:55 pm
Is this the best the Master Race can offer?
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