Desantis holds 14-point lead over Trump in poll
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Republican governor of Florida Ron DeSantis leads over former President Donald Trump by a 14-point gap, according to results of a Wall Street Journal poll released Wednesday. Left-leaning articles highlight that Trump has been increasingly attacking his likely Republican rival ahead of the presidential election cycle, while right-leaning articles highlight that Trump squandered his influence and support from the Republican Party through recent political blunders.
The Hill published a centrist article on the predicted results of the Republican primary match-up for a presidential run in 2024, showing that 52% of respondents picked DeSantis over 38% for Trump. DeSantis also had a higher approval rating in the poll and has favorable name recognition to primary GOP voters with only 10% saying they did not know enough about him to have an opinion.
A left-leaning article by POLITICO highlighted that while DeSantis has yet to announce a run for president, his favorability and rising star power in the Republican Party predict he will likely run. It also highlighted that Trump, who announced his third bid for president last month, has been denigrating his likely competitor with increasing frequency in recent months, wielding verbal attacks against DeSantis and taking credit for his successes.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that DeSantis will likely soon announce a campaign for presidency following the release of his autobiography in February—which traditionally precedes White House hopefuls' launchings of a presidential campaign. Fox also highlighted that, up until recently, Trump was still the most influential Republican politician but that recent political and public relations failures, such as hosting a white supremacist and Holocaust denier and antisemitic rapper at his property in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, costed him the support of many Republican lawmakers and voters.
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DeSantis tops Trump by double digits in second straight GOP presidential primary poll
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