Former President Donald J. Trump leads his potential opponents by double-digits in a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary survey, but a head-to-head match-up with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) shows a tighter race.
In the Echelon Insights omnibus survey conducted from December 12-14, 41 percent of the 397 likely voter respondents who either are Republican or vote for GOP candidates more frequently than Democrat candidates say they would back Trump. DeSantis is the 45th president’s closest competitor, drawing 32 percent of the response.
Former Vice President Mike Pence and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley are tied in third place with four percent, followed by Sen. Ted Crux (R-TX) and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) at two percent. No other politician received more than one percent of the participants’ support. Read more…
