A new poll shows problems for Ron DeSantis ahead of the 2024 Arizona Republican Primary next March.
The Emerson College survey of 663 likely GOP Primary voters, conducted between Aug. 2 and Aug. 4, shows the Florida Governor with just 11% support, 47 points behind former President Donald Trump, who sits at 58%.
Meanwhile, 6% of those polled back former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, 4% like entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and 3% support former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott. Other candidates are further back still, including Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who has just 0.1% support.
This is by far the worst polling for DeSantis in the state, and yet another indication that the formal launch of the DeSantis campaign didn’t translate into support that wasn’t there already.
A Noble Predictive Insights Arizona Public Opinion Pulse survey conducted in April showed Trump with a 49% to 21% lead over DeSantis.
In a J.L. Partners survey conducted between April 10 and April 15, Trump led the Florida Governor 47% to 24%, with the rest of the potential field far behind.
A March survey from Rasmussen showed Trump doubling DeSantis’ support among GOP respondents: 52% of Republicans said they prefer Trump, with DeSantis drawing 24% support again.
The Race to the White House polling average for the state shows Trump ahead by 25 points, 48% to 23%, over DeSantis.
Though DeSantis has not campaigned in Arizona as a candidate, he did swing through the state for unsuccessful candidates running in state races in 2022, Kari Lake and Blake Masters.
At that stop, Lake offered a provocative quote comparing the Governor to the former President.
“He’s got BDE. I call it Big DeSantis Energy. He’s got the same kind of BDE President Trump has,” Lake said, introducing DeSantis as a Governor who brought “Trump strength” to Florida.
Lake has gone on to endorse Trump for President.
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