Former President Donald Trump leads Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in a hypothetical head-to-head Republican primary match-up after a 12-point swing his way in only three weeks, according to a poll.
The Yahoo/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows 47 percent of Republicans would vote for Trump in the head-to-head primary with DeSantis. The Florida governor sits eight points behind with 39 percent of support and 13 percent undecided.
In a YouGov poll conducted between February 2-6, DeSantis led Trump at 45 percent to 41 percent, respectively. The change marks a net 12-point swing to Trump in 21 days, as the current survey is from February 23-27.
Trump also dramatically expanded his lead over a larger primary field in that time. In a scenario with eight other candidates offered to participants, the 45th president took 45 percent of the response in the latest poll, giving him a double-digit lead over DeSantis at 29 percent. He has widened his lead by 14 points compared to the previous survey when he and DeSantis were at 37 percent and 35 percent, respectively, with seven other candidates as options.
2024 National Republican Primary
Trump: 45% (+8 from Feb. 6 poll)
DeSantis: 29% (-6)
Haley: 5%
Pompeo: 3%
Pence: 2%
Cheney: 1%2 Way:
Trump: 47% (+6 from Feb 6 poll)
DeSantis: 39% (-6)YouGov | 444 RV | Feb 23-27https://t.co/9jMPKXAVq4
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) February 28, 2023
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