“There’s a new Republican sheriff in town,” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, as they revealed the results of a Suffolk University/USA Today poll and found that most Republican-leaning voters would prefer Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, over Donald Trump as their 2024 presidential nominee.
53% of conservative voters picked DeSantis, while 33% chose the former president, who formally launched his new campaign last month.
“DeSantis outpolls Trump not only among the general electorate, but also among these Republican-leaning voters who have been the former president’s base,” Paleologos shared. “Republicans and conservative independents increasingly want Trumpism without Trump.”
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The nationwide survey also showed that DeSantis is ahead of current President Joe Biden at 47% versus 43%. The remaining 7% were undecided. The results also indicate that Trump’s approval rating lags far behind Biden’s at 30% versus 46%.
But, as seen in similar polls earlier in the year, voters want new, perhaps younger blood in the White House — a majority of respondents would rather not see Biden nor Trump attempt a second term in 2024.
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