{"id":2015871,"date":"2023-08-29T17:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-poll-dominance-proves-he-made-right-decision-to-skip-rnc-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T21:41:27","slug":"trump-says-poll-dominance-proves-he-made-right-decision-to-skip-rnc-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-poll-dominance-proves-he-made-right-decision-to-skip-rnc-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims skipping RNC debate was the right call, citing poll dominance."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-says-poll-dominance-proves-he-made-right-decision-to-skip-rnc-debate%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=2015871&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 Claims Victory in Polls After Skipping\u2064 Debate<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump confidently asserted on Tuesday that \u2063his decision to skip the first Republican \u2064debate was the \u200bright\u200d one, citing his \u200dcontinued dominance in the polls. Despite a\u2062 slight decrease in support according to some polls, Trump remains firmly in the lead \u200bover his \u200crivals.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Poll Numbers Rise \u200dDespite Debate Absence<\/h3>\n<p>In a series of five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-america-doomed-alarming-polls-of-pro-socialism-pro-violence-gen-z-say-so\/\" title=\"Is America Doomed? Alarming Polls of Pro-Socialism, Pro-Violence Gen Z Say So\">polls conducted<\/a> before and after the \u200bdebate, Trump experienced a decrease \u200din support in two polls, while the other three showed no change. Nevertheless, he maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-about-chinas-worrying-move-beijing-must-have-something-on-biden\/\" title=\"Trump raises concerns about China's alarming action: Beijing likely possesses compromising information on Biden.\">significant \u200dadvantage<\/a> over \u2062his \u2063competitors.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My Poll numbers are UP since the very \u2063boring, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-poll-dominance-proves-he-made-right-decision-to-skip-rnc-debate\/\" title=\"Trump claims skipping RNC debate was the right call, citing poll dominance.\">record-setting\u2063 low<\/a> (ratings!), debate,&#8221; Trump proudly announced on \u2064Truth Social. &#8220;Leading \u2063by BIG numbers. I made the right decision, and \u2062broke all\u2062 records with the\u200c Tucker Carlson Interview!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Although two post-debate \u200cpolls indicated a decline in support for the\u200c former president, he\u200d still maintained a substantial lead. An Emerson College poll\u2063 revealed that Trump \u2063had the backing of 56% of respondents before the\u200d debate, which decreased to 50% after \u200bthe debate, a 6%\u2063 drop. Similarly, Insider Advantage polls conducted just before and after the debate\u2064 showed a 6% \u200ddecrease in support, falling from 51% to 45%.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Bold \u2063Decision and Legal Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Trump made the bold choice to forgo the debate in Milwaukee, opting instead for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker\u2063 Carlson. While eight other candidates\u200c participated in the debate, including Trump&#8217;s former Vice President Mike Pence, the interview\u200d and debate \u200bcoincided\u2064 with \u2064Trump&#8217;s\u2063 surrender to the Fulton County Jail on \u2064racketeering and conspiracy charges. He is \u2062one of 19 defendants in\u200b the ongoing case.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing four court cases this \u2063year \u200bin Georgia,\u2063 Florida, Washington, D.C., and New York, Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-skipping-republican-debate-didnt-affect-his-support-according-to-poll\/\" title=\"Poll: Trump's Debate Absence Had No Impact on Support\">popularity remains unwavering<\/a>. \u2063He maintains a commanding lead of approximately\u200c 40 points over his toughest challenger, Governor\u200d Ron DeSantis (R-FL), according \u2064to RealClearPolitics aggregated data as of\u200b Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Former \u200bSouth Carolina Governor Nikki Haley experienced a slight boost in the polls following the debate. However, she has garnered more attention from voters in the \u2062general election rather than within the GOP\u2064 nomination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE \u200bFROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump asserted that his strong poll numbers following the initial Republican debate validated his choice to skip it, despite certain polls indicating a decline in support. 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