DeSantis slips, Ramaswamy surges — with
Trump far ahead in latest GOP poll
Posted By: Ida Lou Pino, 8/20/2023 4:21:53 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and political novice Vivek Ramaswamy are tied for second place in the GOP primary contest with 10% support apiece — four days before the contest’s first debate, according to a new national poll out Saturday. But both Republicans are trailing far behind former president Donald Trump, who leads them both by a 46% margin, the Emerson College poll found. With 56% of registered Republicans in his corner, Trump’s support barely budged from the 59% mark the same poll found in June — despite the three different indictments filed against him in the same time frame.
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championed question 9 replies
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championed question 9 replies
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Watch out for Mike Pence. He's only at 3% - - but it's a very solid 3%. I doubt if any of them will waver. They're on board for the duration.