New polling won’t shake the narrative of trouble in Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign.
The latest national survey from Morning Consult shows him at what a polling memo calls an “all-time low,” with former President Donald Trump leading by nearly 40 points, 56% to 17%.
While DeSantis still sits in second place, those battling for third aren’t too far behind: author Vivek Ramaswamy has 8% support, while former Vice President Mike Pence commands 7% backing. Chris Christie, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott are further back, with 3% each.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, meanwhile, is at 0% in this poll.
For DeSantis, the polling memo tells the story of a candidacy facing existential struggles. His 17% is an “all-time low since Morning Consult began tracking the race in early December.”
The Governor also has lost ground in a hypothetical General Election contest against President Joe Biden: “DeSantis trails Biden by 5 (percentage points) in a hypothetical General Election matchup, and hasn’t outperformed the incumbent since March. Trump trails Biden by 1 point, down from a 3-point lead late last month.”
If there is any good news here for DeSantis, he’s still the top second choice.
“DeSantis is the second choice of 39% of potential GOP Primary voters who are backing Trump, while 42% of the Florida Governor’s supporters view Trump as their top backup option,” the polling memo says. “Pence is the second choice of 14% of Trump supporters and 15% of DeSantis backers, while 16% of Trump and DeSantis supporters have Ramaswamy as their top backup pick.”
Ramaswamy, meanwhile, is catching up with DeSantis in terms of overall favorable numbers. His 52% favorable number and 13% unfavorable is good for +39, just 6 points behind DeSantis (66% to 21%). Trump leads all with a +50, with 74% favorable against 24% unfavorable.
To get these numbers, Morning Consult polled 3,616 potential Republican Primary voters between July 7 and July 9.
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