{"id":2002734,"date":"2023-08-16T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-his-biggest-lead-yet-over-desantis-in-one-new-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T16:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:30:03","slug":"trump-claims-his-biggest-lead-yet-over-desantis-in-one-new-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-his-biggest-lead-yet-over-desantis-in-one-new-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s lead over DeSantis reaches new high in recent poll."},"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\">20<\/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-claims-his-biggest-lead-yet-over-desantis-in-one-new-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=2002734&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>Former President Donald Trump Widens \u2064Lead Over Gov. Ron DeSantis \u2063in Latest Poll<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent Quinnipiac University poll, former President Donald Trump has established his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-holds-largest-lead-in-early-midterm-election-preferences-in-40-years-poll-shows\/\" title=\"GOP Holds Largest Lead In Early Midterm Election Preferences In 40 Years, Poll Shows\">largest lead<\/a> yet over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). The poll,\u2062 released on Wednesday, shows Trump leading DeSantis by a \u2064significant margin of 57% to 18%. This gap also reflects the governor&#8217;s\u200d lowest score in the presidential primary \u2063race this year, as he now trails the former\u200b president by 39 percentage points.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Dominance in the Poll<\/h3>\n<p>Longshot 2024 candidate Vivek Ramaswamy comes in at third place with 5% support, surpassing former Vice President Mike\u200d Pence at \u200c4%. Former \u2063South Carolina \u200cGov. \u2062Nikki Haley, Sen. \u2064Tim Scott (R-SC), and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie all received 3% support. These results highlight\u200d Trump&#8217;s strong position in the race.<\/p>\n<p>The survey, conducted from August 10th to 14th, captures voter attitudes following special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s \u2062announcement of a\u2063 four<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-expands-investigation-into-manhattan-da-bragg\/\" title=\"House Judiciary Expands Investigation Into Manhattan DA Bragg\">-count felony indictment<\/a> against \u200bTrump for his alleged efforts \u2064to overturn the 2020 election. However, it does not gauge the public response \u2064to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-his-biggest-lead-yet-over-desantis-in-one-new-poll\/\" title=\"Trump's lead over DeSantis reaches new high in recent poll.\">recent 41-count indictment<\/a> against Trump and 18 others \u2063for their actions in Georgia following the 2020 cycle.<\/p>\n<h3>Americans&#8217;\u2063 Views on Trump&#8217;s Prosecution<\/h3>\n<p>Of those surveyed, 54% believe that Trump should face\u2063 criminal charges, while 42% disagree. Among Democrats, an \u2064overwhelming majority of 95% support prosecuting Trump, along with 57% of independents. In contrast, only 12% of Republicans believe he should be prosecuted. The\u2063 majority of Republicans, 85%, oppose his\u200c prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, 64% of Americans view the federal charges against Trump as\u200c very serious (52%) or somewhat serious (12%).\u2063 Only 32% consider the charges not too serious (11%) or not serious at all (21%). Quinnipiac \u2062University polling analyst Tim Malloy notes, &#8220;Not only do a large majority of \u2064Americans regard the federal charges as\u2064 serious, more than\u200d half of Americans think the former president should face prosecution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Stance on\u200b Felony Convictions and Presidential Eligibility<\/h3>\n<p>Furthermore, 68% of those surveyed believe that\u200c individuals convicted of a felony should not be eligible for the presidency. Only 23% think that felons should still be eligible. This\u200b finding may have implications for \u200cTrump&#8217;s potential candidacy in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>Importance of Primary Debate Participation<\/h3>\n<p>As the Republican National Committee&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-other-republicans-have-a-shot-at-attending-the-first-primary-debate\/\" title=\"Which other Republicans have a chance to participate in the initial primary debate?\">primary debate approaches<\/a>, 57% of Republican or Republican-leaning voters\u2062 consider it very important for all qualifying candidates \u200dto participate, while 27% believe it is somewhat important. Trump has hinted that he may not attend the debate due to his opposition to the RNC&#8217;s loyalty pledge. A decision on\u200b his participation is expected this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Tight Match-Up Between Biden and Trump<\/h3>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-voters-concerned-about-joe-bidens-mental-and-physical-health-poll\/\" title=\"Poll shows majority of voters worried about Joe Biden's mental and physical well-being.\">hypothetical general election match-<\/a>up, President Joe Biden and Trump remain virtually tied, with 47% supporting Biden and 46% supporting Trump.<\/p>\n<h3>Americans&#8217; Opinions of Trump and DeSantis<\/h3>\n<p>More than \u200bhalf of Americans surveyed, 57%, hold an \u200dunfavorable opinion of Trump, compared to 38% who have a favorable opinion. Similarly, DeSantis, Trump&#8217;s top rival, has a 49% unfavorable rating, while 32% view him favorably. In the case of Biden, 55% \u200dof Americans have an unfavorable opinion, while 40% have \u200ba favorable opinion.<\/p>\n<p>The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 1,818\u2063 adults nationwide \u2062and has a margin of error of \u200cplus or minus 2.3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to \u2064read more from\u2064 The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has widened his lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), per a recent Quinnipiac University poll. Trump now leads with 57% compared to DeSantis&#8217; 18%, marking the governor&#8217;s lowest score in the primary race. In February, Quinnipiac&#8217;s poll indicated DeSantis trailing Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2002735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2002734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2002735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2002734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2002734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2002734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}