Three-quarters of the Republican base wants former President Donald Trump to run for president again, and 83% of the GOP would vote for him in the 2024 general election. And in a head-to-head race with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump would win by 4 points.
According to a new McLaughlin & Associates survey, Trump would swamp every single challenger in the primary. In a potential primary, Trump leads with 57%, followed by former Vice President Mike Pence at 10%, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 8%, and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley at 5%.
Screen Shot 2021-05-20 at 2.56.21 PM.pngFor the first time in the monthly poll, embattled Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was added, and she would get 1% of the GOP primary vote. But she is in good company. Others at 1% include South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The pollsters, who also did work for Trump in 2016 and 2020, noted that support for Trump is growing.
“Boom, boom!!” they wrote in the analysis.
“All the relentless attacks against President Trump have backfired and will continue to backfire. No wonder the Democrats have moved on from impeachment to hoping for new phony indictments. They must have the same numbers in their polls. The voters want results, but not the kind that they are getting from [President Joe] Biden and Harris,” added brothers John McLaughlin and Jim McLaughlin.
The Election Day support for Trump is down from what he received last year, however.
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Of note, 51% of Biden voters do not think he will serve out his term and that Harris will be president on Election Day 2024.
Screen Shot 2021-05-20 at 2.52.22 PM.pngHarris leads in a 2024 primary, with 35% to former first lady Michelle Obama’s 16%, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 7%, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s 6%.
In a matchup with Trump, the former president is ahead, 49% to 45%.
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