Gov. Ron DeSantis has competition for second place in the Republican Presidential race, according to new polling.
The Harvard-Harris Poll, which was in the field Wednesday and Thursday, shows that entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, with 10% support, is just two points below DeSantis’ 12%.
Both men are far behind first-place Donald Trump, who has majority support in the survey with 52%.
Behind DeSantis and Ramaswamy, other candidates are showing signs of life. Former Vice President Mike Pence has 7% support and former United Nations envoy Nikki Haley has 4%. No other name polled has more than 2%, including Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is at 0%.
Further evidence that Ramaswamy is emerging as a DeSantis alternative comes in the second choice polling, in which Trump doesn’t participate in Primaries. DeSantis leads with 29%, but Ramaswamy’s 19% is competitive in that hypothetical, with Pence’s 13% good for third in that scenario.
The Harvard-Harris poll is the second in recent days to show a fight for second place. A Kaplan Strategies poll released this week shows Ramaswamy and DeSantis tied for second place with 12% each, with Trump at 48% in that survey.
Though Ramaswamy’s performance in these polls is worth noting, the polling defies the Race to the White House polling average. It shows Trump at 52%, DeSantis at 20%, and Ramaswamy at 6%.
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