The Morning Consult has an updated poll {DATA HERE} of the GOP field showing President Trump is pulling even further ahead despite the political targeting efforts of the DOJ.
(Morning Consult) – Trump takes lead over Biden in general-election matchup: Trump continues to be the favorite for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination, with 57% of potential GOP primary voters supporting his candidacy. But for the first time since tracking began in December, Trump also leads Biden by 3 percentage points in a hypothetical general-election matchup, outside the surveys’ margins of error.
Ramaswamy gets a bump: Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is backed by 6% of potential GOP primary voters, his best showing in Morning Consult surveys so far following a steady improvement over the past week. Ramaswamy has seen a recent uptick in our buzz metric: 46% of potential GOP primary voters reported hearing something about him over the past week, up from 33% the week before. (read more)
Primary state data below.
IOWA: Trump 44.8% (+22.2), DeSantis 22.6%
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Trump 46% (+30.7), DeSantis 15.3%
SOUTH CAROLINA: Trump 40.8% (+21.7), DeSantis 19.1%
NEVADA: Trump 52.5% (+31.6), DeSantis 20.9%
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