This week’s hush money indictment of former President Donald Trump has helped to push Republican support for his 2024 bid to win back the White House to a new high.
The latest Economist/YouGov survey found that 61% of Republicans want Trump to run again. The analysis called that “the highest share of Republicans who have said this since the question started being asked in July 2022.”
TRUMP TAKES HIS BIGGEST LEAD OVER BIDEN YET
By comparison, just 48% of Democrats want President Joe Biden to run. That 61%-48% enthusiasm gap is one of the largest in over a year recorded by the pollster.
Importantly, since the indictment, Trump has moved into the lead over Biden, 44%-42%. When asked about a head-to-head race in January, registered voters gave Biden the lead, 46% to 42%.
Trump also expanded his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. It is now 17 points, 50% for Trump to 33% for DeSantis.
“Republicans are rallying around Trump,” said the survey analysis.
Economist/YouGov added, “DeSantis and Trump receive similarly favorable assessments from Republicans in this poll. DeSantis is thought of very or somewhat favorably by 73% of Republicans, up three points from two weeks ago. In both polls, 13% of Republicans say they are very or somewhat unfavorable toward him. Trump receives a favorable rating from 79% of Republicans (up four points in a week), with 19% now unfavorable towards him (down 1 point since last week’s poll).”
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