by Nick Gilbertson, Breitbart:
Former President Donald Trump leads Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by almost 20 points in a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary matchup, according to a poll.
A Morning Consult Poll released Tuesday shows that 49 percent of potential GOP primary voters support Trump in his bid for the nomination, placing him 18 points ahead of his nearest competitor, DeSantis, at 31 percent. No other potential challenger eclipsed the ten percent mark.
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2024 National Republican Primary:
Trump 49% (+18)
DeSantis 31%
Pence 8%
Haley 2%
Cheney 2%
Cruz 2%
Abbott 1%
Noem 1%
Pompeo 1%
Youngkin 1%
T. Scott 0%.@MorningConsult/@politico, 4,215 RV, 12/9-11https://t.co/8E7nq4VZzW
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Eight percent of the respondents support former President Mike Pence, placing him in third place, followed by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who each drew two percent of the participants’ support. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Govs. Greg Abbott (R-TX), Kristi Noem (R-SD), and Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) each garnered one percent support.