It still is former President Donald Trump's Republican Party, apparently.
In a hypothetical 2024 GOP presidential primary among the two perceived front-runners, Trump tops Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis by 18 points in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll.
A plurality of likely voters (40%) picked Trump over DeSantis (22%), or neither (15%) when asked who would win the hypothetical GOP primary in 2024.
Broken down by party of those picking Trump:
- Republicans 59%.
- Unaffiliated 37%.
- Democrats 24%.
Broken down by party of those picking DeSantis:
- Republicans 23%.
- Unaffiliated 21%.
- Democrats 20%.
Broken down by party of those picking neither:
- Republicans 6%.
- Unaffiliated 22%.
- Democrats 40%.
Both Trump and DeSantis have a majority favorable opinion at 52% apiece among likely voters. Coincidentally, Trump has a higher favorability rating among Republicans than DeSantis, while DeSantis is viewed more favorably by Democrats than Trump.
Broken down by party of those viewing Trump favorably:
- Republicans 83% (9% unfavorable).
- Unaffiliated 51% (36% unfavorable).
- Democrats 24% (60% unfavorable).
Broken down by party of those viewing DeSantis favorably:
- Republicans 76% (8% unfavorable).
- Unaffiliated 46% (26% unfavorable).
- Democrats 33% (42% unfavorable).
Rasmussen Reports polled 1,000 likely U.S. voters on April 10-11 and the results had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
via newsmax