{"id":1968740,"date":"2023-07-10T15:45:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leading-ron-desantis-in-home-state-despite-slight-drop-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T15:45:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:45:52","slug":"trump-leading-ron-desantis-in-home-state-despite-slight-drop-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leading-ron-desantis-in-home-state-despite-slight-drop-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll shows Trump still ahead of DeSantis in home state despite small decline."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-leading-ron-desantis-in-home-state-despite-slight-drop-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1968740&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Trump Holds Substantial Lead Over DeSantis Among Florida Republicans<\/h2>\n<p>Despite a slight drop in support, former President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-quizzes-nyc-mayoral-candidate-eric-adams-on-his-claim-that-rivals-teamed-up-against-him-because-hes-black\/\" title=\"CNN Quizzes NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams On His Claim That Rivals Teamed Up Against Him Because He\u2019s Black\">substantial lead<\/a> over Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis<\/strong> (R-FL) among Florida\u2019s registered Republican voters, according to the latest 2024 presidential poll.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Florida Atlantic University Mainstreet PolCom Lab<\/strong> survey showed Trump remains <strong>20 percentage points ahead<\/strong> of DeSantis in his home state, with the former at <strong>50%<\/strong> and the latter at <strong>30%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Support in Florida Diminishes<\/h3>\n<p>Trump\u2019s support in Florida diminished by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-up-7-points-in-final-selzer-iowa-poll-latest-states-poll-has-trump-up-322-to-216-for-biden-in-national-electoral-college\/\" title=\"IT'S HAPPENING: Trump Up 7 Points in Final Selzer Iowa Poll -- Latest States Poll Has Trump Up 322 to 216 for Biden in National Electoral College\">7 points<\/a><\/strong> since the last FAU and Mainstreet poll conducted in April, which occurred before the former president\u2019s federal indictment on June 13.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Wagner, an FAU pollster and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-back-on-court-packing-attempts-in-us-history\/\" title=\"A Look Back On \u2018Court Packing\u2019 Attempts in US History\">political science professor<\/a>, said he was not surprised by the poll\u2019s results, considering Florida has more recently leaned toward the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s pretty consistent with the pattern that we&#8217;ve seen in this state over the last couple of election cycles,\u201d he said. \u201cThe clear takeaway to me is that the state has trended rightward in the last few election cycles, and that is reflected in our data.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis&#8217; Approval Rating and Comparison to Biden<\/h3>\n<p>While Trump remains the party&#8217;s front-runner, he has a <strong>50% favorability rating<\/strong> among the state\u2019s GOP registered voters, whereas DeSantis has a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-approval-rating-drops-below-50\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Approval Rating Drops Below 50%\">54% approval rating<\/a><\/strong> for his gubernatorial position.<\/p>\n<p>When comparing the two candidates to President <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong>, both have a comfortable lead, according to the data. DeSantis beats Biden by <strong>49% to 36%<\/strong>, and Trump tops Biden by <strong>49% to 39%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the number you want to see if you are Joe Biden,\u201d Wagner said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Poll Details<\/h3>\n<p>The poll, conducted from June 27 to July 1, surveyed a sample size of <strong>933 Florida residents<\/strong> and has a margin of error of plus or minus <strong>3.2%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the most recent data, Trump is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leading-ron-desantis-in-home-state-despite-slight-drop-poll\/\" title=\"Poll shows Trump still ahead of DeSantis in home state despite small decline.\">largely ahead<\/a> of DeSantis despite the governor\u2019s campaign attempts to close the gap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a slight decline in support, ex-President Donald Trump maintains a significant advantage over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) among Florida&#8217;s GOP voters, per the recent 2024 presidential poll by Florida Atlantic University Mainstreet PolCom Lab. 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