{"id":2039119,"date":"2023-09-20T17:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T21:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-presidential-polls-trumps-national-lead-hits-new-high\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T17:12:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T21:12:32","slug":"latest-presidential-polls-trumps-national-lead-hits-new-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-presidential-polls-trumps-national-lead-hits-new-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s national lead in the latest presidential polls reaches a new peak."},"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%2Flatest-presidential-polls-trumps-national-lead-hits-new-high%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=2039119&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&#8217;s Lead in Republican \u200cPrimary Grows<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s massive lead in the Republican\u200c primary has grown even larger,\u200c according to the latest \u2064Real\u2064 Clear\u2063 Politics polling average.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, \u2063who\u2062 has enjoyed a \u200dlead in the\u200b polls since announcing his\u2064 candidacy \u200cin \u2064November 2022, is currently sitting at <strong>58.8%<\/strong> in\u200d the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RCP average<\/strong><\/a>, a \u2064new high for the former president as he faces a\u200c crowded\u2062 field of GOP challengers.\u200d Trump leads\u2062 his closest challenger, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who sits at \u200c <strong>12.5%<\/strong>, by nearly 50 percentage points as\u200d DeSantis has fallen more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-virginia-voters-reject-bidens-agenda-heading-into-gubernatorial-election-tuesday\/\" title=\"WaPo: Virginia Voters Reject Biden's Agenda Heading into Gubernatorial Election Tuesday\u00a0\">ten percentage points<\/a> in the polling average\u200c since early June.<\/p>\n<p>Those trailing \u2062behind \u2064Trump and \u2063DeSantis \u200dare:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tech entrepreneur Vivek \u2063Ramaswamy (7.5%)<\/li>\n<li>Former South Carolina Governor\u2064 Nikki\u200d Haley (5.0%)<\/li>\n<li>Former Vice President Mike Pence (4.1%)<\/li>\n<li>Former\u200b New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (2.3%)<\/li>\n<li>Sen. Tim Scott of\u2064 South Carolina (2.3%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>North Dakota \u2064Governor Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Governor\u200b Asa Hutchinson, who both qualified for\u2063 the first GOP debate last month, \u2064are \u200cboth polling below \u200d1%,\u200d according to \u200cthe RCP average.<\/p>\n<p>In each\u2064 of the latest three polls, \u2062which came from \u2064Emerson, Yahoo News, and Morning Consult, Trump polled at\u2062 59%,\u200d while Harvard-Harris \u200band\u2064 Economist\/YouGov polls taken earlier last week put Trump at 57% and 55%,\u200d respectively. DeSantis&#8217; best\u2064 showing\u2064 nationally came in\u200d the Economist\/YouGov poll, which has shown him at \u206416%\u200c in each of its last three \u2064polls. Ramaswamy hit \u200cdouble digits at\u2063 10% in the Morning Consult poll \u200band came within two percentage points of DeSantis in the Harvard-Harris poll.<\/p>\n<p>The positive polling for Trump\u200d also transfers to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-kemp-perdue-locked-in-tight-georgia-gop-primary-both-tied-with-stacey-abrams\/\" title=\"Poll: Kemp, Perdue Locked in Tight Georgia GOP Primary; Both Tied with Stacey Abrams\">hypothetical general election matchup<\/a>\u200c with\u2062 President Joe Biden as Trump \u200dhas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/latest-2024-presidential-polling-trump-rises-above-biden-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>taken over<\/strong><\/a>  the\u200d lead, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/general-election-trump-vs-biden-7383.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>beating<\/strong><\/a>  Biden 45.1% to 44.6% nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s decision to skip the first Republican debate appears to \u200chave had \u200dno effect on his\u200c polling nationally, and the former\u2062 president will also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-plans-to-skip-second-gop-debate-to-rally-with-striking-autoworkers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>skip the second \u200bdebate<\/strong><\/a>  next week, opting instead to\u200d speak to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-joe-to-address-auto-workers-strike-he-said-wouldnt-happen\/\" title=\"'Union Joe' to Address Unexpected Auto Workers Strike\">striking auto workers<\/a> in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>It remains\u2062 unclear whether Trump will lose support in the polls for his latest comments on abortion, \u2062which were harshly criticized by many conservatives. Trump was interviewed by journalist\u200b Kristen Welker on\u2063 &#8220;Meet the \u200cPress,&#8221; telling the journalist that he thinks \u2062it was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/governors-kemp-reynolds-push-back-on-trump-calling-heartbeat-laws-a-terrible-thing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>a terrible mistake<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; for Republican states to pass six-week abortion bans, also known as heartbeat\u2062 bills.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1694795611368000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Bn_6SbXWWKvlIyIet4nSO\">CLICK\u2064 HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>While Trump enjoys a nearly \u200c50 percentage \u200cpoint lead nationally, his \u200csupport in \u2062Iowa, the first\u2064 caucus state in the GOP primary, remains under 50%. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/latest-presidential-polls-where-the-candidates-stand-in-iowa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>reported<\/strong><\/a>  last\u2062 week, Trump stands \u2064at 46.0% in Iowa, and DeSantis holds \u200csecond place at 15.8%, according to the latest RCP \u2063average. Scott (9.0%) and \u2063Haley (7.0%)\u200c got a recent\u200b boost in the state, coming in third and fourth \u200cplace. \u2064Ramaswamy (6.5%), \u2062Pence \u2063(3.5%), \u2064Christie (3.5%), and\u2062 Burgum \u2062(2.5%) round out the\u2063 polling of\u2062 candidates who hit above 2% in Iowa.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Trump&#8217;s current lead in \u200bthe \u2062national RCP average compare \u2063to his previous polling averages since announcing his candidacy in November 2022?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Average, according to the latest Real Clear \u200bPolitics poll. This marks a significant shift in the political landscape as Trump&#8217;s popularity continues to soar.<\/p>\n<p>Since announcing \u2062his candidacy in November 2022,\u2062 Trump\u2064 has\u200b maintained a steady \u200dlead\u2064 in the polls. However,\u200d his current lead at 58.8% in\u200d the national RCP average is a new high for the former president. Despite facing\u200b a crowded field of GOP challengers,\u200b Trump has\u2064 managed to \u200dmaintain a comfortable lead over his\u200d closest\u200d competitor, Florida Governor Ron\u2062 DeSantis, who sits at 12.5%.<\/p>\n<p>The significant margin between Trump and DeSantis showcases Trump&#8217;s dominance within the Republican primary. It \u2062is worth noting that DeSantis has \u200dexperienced a decline in his polling average,\u2062 falling more than ten percentage points since early June. This downturn has allowed Trump to widen the gap and solidify his position as the frontrunner.<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates trailing\u200d behind Trump and DeSantis include tech entrepreneur \u200cVivek Ramaswamy \u2064at 7.5%,\u2062 former South Carolina Governor Nikki \u200bHaley at\u200c 5.0%, former Vice\u200d President Mike Pence at 4.1%, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at 2.3%, and Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, also at 2.3%.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota and former Arkansas Governor\u200c Asa Hutchinson,\u2062 who both participated in the first GOP\u2062 debate last month,\u2062 are polling \u200cbelow 1% according \u200dto\u2062 the RCP average. This reinforces\u2063 the dominance of Trump and DeSantis within the\u200c Republican field.<\/p>\n<p>Recent\u200c polls, \u2064including\u2064 those \u200dconducted by Emerson, Yahoo News, Morning Consult, Harvard-Harris, and Economist\/YouGov, consistently show Trump&#8217;s support\u2062 at around 59%. DeSantis&#8217; strongest performance came in the Economist\/YouGov poll, where he reached 16% support. Ramaswamy also made\u2063 a notable impact, reaching\u2062 double\u200c digits at 10%\u2064 in\u2062 the Morning \u2064Consult poll and showing a close race with DeSantis in the Harvard-Harris poll.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the positive polling for Trump extends to\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-presidential-polls-trumps-national-lead-hits-new-high\/\" title=\"Trump's national lead in the latest presidential polls reaches a new peak.\">hypothetical\u2062 general election\u200c matchup<\/a> against President Joe Biden. Recent polling data indicates that Trump \u2064has taken the lead over Biden by a slim margin of 45.1% \u2062to 44.6%\u2062 in the national average. This further underscores Trump&#8217;s\u2063 enduring popularity and\u200b ability to\u2064 rally support \u200ceven outside\u200b the Republican primary.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-candidates-are-81-3-in-primaries-ahead-of-races-in-alabama-arkansas-and-georgia\/\" title=\"Trump-Backed Candidates are 81-3 in Primaries Ahead of Races in Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia\">primary season continues<\/a>, \u200bit remains to be seen if Trump can maintain his commanding lead and secure the Republican nomination. Nevertheless, \u200dhis \u200cgrowing support within the party is indicative of his strong\u200b appeal and influence among Republican voters. The road to the Republican\u2064 nomination is still long, but Trump&#8217;s\u2064 lead suggests that\u200d he\u200c remains a prominent figure in American\u200b politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President. His closest competitor, former Vice President Mike Pence, trails far behind at 9.2%. Trump&#8217;s continued dominance in the polls solidifies his position as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2039120,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2039119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2039119","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\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2039119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2039120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2039119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2039119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2039119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}