Trump’s Efforts to Destroy DeSantis
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Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump has amped up attacks on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s character and polls show DeSantis is losing favor with conservatives. Left-leaning articles highlight that DeSantis has garnered criticism from conservatives for referring to the Ukrainian war as a “territorial dispute,” while right-leaning articles highlight that DeSantis trailed Trump in a recent poll by a 14-point margin.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that some conservatives and members of the GOP are expressing embarrassment over Trump’s attacks on DeSantis and worries that the GOP will be fractured during the primaries. Some were surprised that Trump had launched such a strong campaign against DeSantis before the latter had even announced his candidacy.
A left-leaning article by the New York Times highlighted that in addition to attacks from his former political ally Trump, DeSantis has garnered criticism from other conservatives and GOP members for his comments referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “territorial dispute.” Multiple polls also show that DeSantis has fallen out of favor among conservative voters while Trump has consistently risen in popularity.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that a recent Quinnipiac University survey showed that Trump led by a double-digit figure over DeSantis. The survey also indicated that Biden led by a four-point margin in a matchup with Trump but only by a “razor-thin” margin when matched up with DeSantis. The article highlighted that Trump is still the most popular Republican candidate even after he lost the 2022 presidential election but has garnered concerns over his lackluster midterm results and ongoing legal disputes.
From the right
Trump widens lead over DeSantis; Biden holds slight general election edge: poll
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