After two new polls showed former President Donald Trump in a resurgence and beating Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) decisively in a 2024 primary matchup, it isn’t too early to ask if the Florida governor has peaked.
While it was DeSantis on the rise earlier this year, the Monmouth University poll just put Trump’s lead at 41%-27%. DeSantis led Trump in that poll as recently as December.
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In a new McLaughlin & Associates survey, Trump led 46%-23%, a 2-1 gap. Two months ago, DeSantis was at 31% and Trump was at 43% in that poll.
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We asked pollster John McLaughlin, who has polled for Trump, why he and others are finding a shift of support from DeSantis to Trump. His analysis was simple: MAGA voters want the real McCoy.
“You can’t out-Trump Trump. The premise that you can have someone like Trump, but not Trump, is fatally flawed,” McLaughlin said.
“Gov. DeSantis is trying to be like Trump, but he embraces the support of the D.C. establishment. The D.C. establishment is exploiting America’s working class. The working men and women of America totally back President Trump. The D.C. establishment is all-in with the corrupt Biden family and is going all out to stop Trump because he is ahead in the polls. Nothing scares the elites and Washington establishment more than President Trump,” he said.
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Others said that it is too early to make any judgment on DeSantis, certainly before he declares his candidacy. That’s not expected for a few months.
One associate said that DeSantis is just starting to make his political travels. There are groups supporting him that are starting to nationalize their efforts, also. Plus, one DeSantis associate said, “Trump’s the focus in the media now,” a reference to the potential he will be indicted in a hush-money case.
