Former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's lead in the Insider Advantage poll on Sunday widened following Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' withdrawal from the presidential race. It turns out that there is something.
The survey was as follows. was taken The election took place Sunday among 850 likely voters in the New Hampshire Republican primary after Mr. DeSantis withdrew from the race.
According to the results, Trump leads Haley with a 62% approval rating. That puts her 27 points higher than Haley, who polled 35% in the Granite State. The remaining 3% is undecided, but even if everyone supported her, that would be far too short for Haley to catch up with Trump. The former president's lead also far exceeded the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4.32 percentage points.
“When Ron DeSantis' name was no longer included in the investigation, there was a massive consolidation,” said Matt Towery of Insider Advantage.
“That said, Donald Trump has accelerated his lead from the 50 percent range in the majority of previous polls to the 60 percent range in this poll,” he said, adding that New Hampshire In the primary, he pointed out that polling is difficult given the participation of moderates and independents.
“But with Mr. DeSantis' announcement, it no longer looks like even the 'undeclared voter' demographic will change the outcome,” he added.
New Hampshire Republican Primary Final Poll
• Trump — 62% (+27)
• Haley — 35%
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Undecided — 3%@InsiderPolling | January 21st | 850LVhttps://t.co/gFs9cXAiqs pic.twitter.com/mqQ24FiPRd— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) January 22, 2024
The investigation comes after DeSantis officially withdrew from the race in a message posted to social media on Sunday. “It's clear that a large majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” he acknowledged.
“While I have disagreements with Donald Trump on issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and the elevation of Anthony Fauci, Trump is better than incumbent Joe Biden. That's clear,” DeSantis said. said he supports Trump over Haley.
“I have signed a pledge to support the Republican candidate and I intend to honor that pledge. Because we can’t go back to the old packaged, old Republican Guard,” he continued.
Attention — Ron DeSantis withdraws from Republican primary, supports Trump
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But Haley is charging ahead in New Hampshire, pleading with voters to “let the best woman win.”
