A recent Yahoo News/YouGov survey found that former President Donald Trump leads all possible challengers to the Republican Party, not only in the collective hypothesis, but in the head-to-head.
Not only research Indicated Trump has rallied Republican leaders, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott, anti-awakening businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson. Leading the challenger group by 28 points, but also in the lead, they go head-to-head.
In head-to-head, Trump has a 24-point lead over DeSantis, 55% to 31% among Republican voters.
Trump’s lead will widen even further when he faces Scott, who jumped into the presidential race in May. With 69% of the vote, Scott leads with 18%, a gap of 51%.
Former Vice President Mike Pence Be expected Trump, who is set to run for president in Iowa next week, is well behind him in the direct challenge, with just 16% of the vote against Trump’s 73%.
Watch U.S. Vice President Mike Pence address a daily briefing on the novel coronavirus that causes the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Washington, DC, April 16, 2020. US President Donald Trump (Mandel Garn/AFP via Getty Images).
Haley’s performance isn’t as good, with 18% of Republicans’ approval ratings compared to Trump’s 70%.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, same as Pence Rumored President Trump, who announces his candidacy next week, trails by 67 percentage points, just 10% to Trump’s 77% approval rating.
President-elect Donald Trump and then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie emerge from the clubhouse after a meeting at the Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster Township, New Jersey, November 20, 2016. (Photo courtesy: Drew Angerer/Getty Images).
The study also looked at the possibility of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin facing Trump in a head-to-head match, and found that Trump has a 62-point lead over the governor.
2024 National Republican Primary, Two Mayors:
Trump 77% (+67)
Christie 10%
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Trump 72% (+62)
Yonkin 10%
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Trump 73% (+57)
Pence 16%
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Trump 70% (+52)
Haley 18%
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Trump 69% (+51)
T. Scott 18%.@youGovAmerica/@YahooNews432 RV, 5/25-30 https://t.co/sSkgNKnZoV
— Political polls (@Politics_Polls) June 2, 2023
Notably, DeSantis trailed Trump’s approval rating of 53% (25%) by 28 percentage points, and no candidate in the poll was far behind the former president. Others had less than 3% support.
The survey was conducted May 25-30, 2023 among 1,520 U.S. adults. This comes ahead of two other potential contenders who will race next week. Following mounting speculation, Pence is expected to announce his candidacy for president at a rally-style event in Des Moines, Iowa, next Wednesday, Breitbart News reported.
According to reports, Christie will announce his presidential campaign next Tuesday in New Hampshire.
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