{"id":2054828,"date":"2023-10-04T06:20:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2024-candidates-tell-donors-to-prioritize-patience-over-poll-numbers\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T06:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:24:05","slug":"republican-2024-candidates-tell-donors-to-prioritize-patience-over-poll-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2024-candidates-tell-donors-to-prioritize-patience-over-poll-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP 2024 contenders urge donors to value patience, not polls."},"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%2Frepublican-2024-candidates-tell-donors-to-prioritize-patience-over-poll-numbers%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=2054828&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>Republican Candidates Urge Donors \u2064and Voters to Look\u2064 Beyond the Polls<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential candidates\u200d are \u200bmaking a passionate plea to their supporters, urging them not to be swayed by\u200d the \u2064polls. They believe they \u2062possess\u2063 hidden advantages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-2024-candidates-tell-donors-to-prioritize-patience-over-poll-numbers\/\" title=\"GOP 2024 contenders urge donors to value patience, not polls.\">crucial \u200cearly \u2064primary states<\/a> that could \u2063turn the tide in\u200d the 2024 primary battle.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump currently enjoys a substantial lead over his Republican competitors in the\u200c polls. His \u200clead has \u200bonly \u200cgrown stronger in \u200brecent weeks \u2062as\u200c other candidates \u200csparred\u200b at the \u2063Republican primary debates, which Trump chose \u2063to skip. In\u2064 the latest \u200bMorning Consult poll, Trump secured a staggering 61% of potential \u2063Republican\u200b primary voters, while his closest \u2063rival, \u200bGov.\u200d Ron\u200c DeSantis (R-FL), received a mere 13%.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis\u2063 Fights Back Against Trump<\/h3>\n<p>Before \u2063entering the 2024 race earlier\u200d this year, Governor DeSantis of Florida was steadily closing \u2063the gap with Trump in hypothetical primary polls,\u2063 coming within 14\u200b percentage points of\u2063 the \u200dformer president. However, since launching his campaign and amidst Trump&#8217;s surge, DeSantis has lost ground.<\/p>\n<p>During the second Republican debate,\u200c Fox News \u200chost Dana Perino raised this issue,\u2063 asking DeSantis about his chances\u2063 of defeating Trump.\u2063 In response, DeSantis\u200b confidently stated, &#8220;Polls don&#8217;t elect presidents. Voters elect presidents. And we&#8217;re going to take our case directly to the people\u200c in these early states. We&#8217;ll do it state by state. As Reagan said, this is our time for choosing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s \u2062campaign is pinning\u200b its hopes on Iowa, the state that\u200d hosts \u2064the\u200d first Republican presidential caucuses. They believe \u200ba strong \u200bshowing in Iowa will propel the Florida governor forward. \u2064Interestingly, Trump has spent relatively little time campaigning in\u2063 Iowa, a state he lost in the 2016 primary. On the other hand,\u2062 DeSantis has \u2063dedicated a significant portion of his campaign to the\u200c Hawkeye State,\u2064 vowing to \u2063visit every\u200d county.\u200c Current polling in Iowa shows DeSantis with higher support than\u2062 his national average, while Trump&#8217;s support has dipped below 50%. Additionally, \u2063a metric \u2063developed \u200dby an \u200dinfluential Iowa pollster indicates that interest in DeSantis is nearly \u2062equal to that in Trump.<\/p>\n<p>With Iowa&#8217;s caucuses just over three months away, \u2064DeSantis emphasized the importance of making the \u2062right choice \u200cduring the \u2062debate. &#8220;We\u2062 can&#8217;t afford\u2064 to make mistakes \u200bin\u200c the 2024 election,&#8221; he told Perino.\u2064 &#8220;Republicans have lost\u2062 three consecutive elections.\u200b We were supposed\u2062 to have a red wave, but it crashed and burned. Not in \u2063Florida, \u2063though. We\u2064 delivered. We need to choose wisely, \u2064win decisively, and have a\u200d president who can serve\u200d two terms and lead us to economic recovery, secure our\u2063 borders, \u200cand counter the threat from Communist China. \u2064I will\u2062 get that job done\u200c as your \u2062president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence\u200c seemed to echo DeSantis&#8217;s sentiments, affirming, &#8220;That&#8217;s right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto Andrew Smith, the director of \u200cthe University \u2063of New\u200d Hampshire\u200b Survey Center, \u200dthere is some validity to\u2062 the candidates&#8217; request\u200d for donors to hold on a little longer. However, he cautioned \u2064that time \u2063is running out. &#8220;Early primary states,\u200c especially New Hampshire, have a significant \u200bimpact on the\u2062 nominee,&#8221; Smith\u200b explained. &#8220;But \u2063with too many Republicans dividing the GOP electorate, it&#8217;s challenging\u200b for either Scott or \u200cDeSantis to emerge as the frontrunner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This plea to rely less\u200c on current\u200d polling is not limited to DeSantis\u2063 and Pence. Senator Tim Scott&#8217;s campaign is also urging donors to remain committed \u200buntil \u2062South \u200cCarolina&#8217;s primary, \u2062where they anticipate Scott&#8217;s victory. By asking donors to have faith in Scott until\u2064 South \u2063Carolina, they are \u2064essentially \u200dasking them\u2062 to stay engaged until February, just before Super Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063a recent \u2064call with donors, Scott&#8217;s \u2063campaign \u200bexpressed confidence in \u200dtheir performance \u2063across the board. \u200c&#8221;We&#8217;re \u200dgoing to\u200b win Iowa, do well in\u2062 New Hampshire, and South Carolina is going to change the world,&#8221; declared\u200c national finance \u200cco-chair Mikee Johnson.\u200d &#8220;We can feel \u2064the momentum\u2063 building.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson added, &#8220;Let&#8217;s not \u200dforget that we \u200dwill win the votes in South \u200bCarolina. This is where we make a difference. We \u200dmake a difference when we\u200b win South Carolina.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>South\u2062 Carolina&#8217;s primaries have a track record \u2064of \u2062accurately selecting their party&#8217;s nominees \u2062and \u2062eventual presidents. Since 1980, the state has successfully chosen the eventual GOP nominee in every\u200d primary, with the exception of \u2062former House Speaker Newt\u200c Gingrich in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>While Scott performs better in his home state of South Carolina \u2064than he does nationally, as does former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, \u200cTrump still maintains a significant lead in the state. However, Scott\u200c has more time to build his \u200csupport in \u2063the Palmetto State\u2064 than \u2063DeSantis has in Iowa, as South Carolina&#8217;s primary is scheduled for February\u2064 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Pollster Ann Selzer emphasized the influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-former-trump-aide-sam-nunberg-trump-considering-2024-run-i-believe-that-he-will\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- Former Trump Aide Sam Nunberg: Trump 'Considering' 2024 Run, 'I Believe that He Will'\">early primary states<\/a>, stating, &#8220;They are designed to be turning points because they are the first states where candidates can secure victories. Iowa and New Hampshire are small \u2063enough that candidates don&#8217;t need to exhaust their resources to\u2062 compete. So, yes, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-janet-protasiewicz-wins-wisconsin-supreme-court-election\/\" title=\"Democrat Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election\">hold immense significance<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is not surprising that candidates are cautioning their supporters against placing too much trust\u2063 in the polls. Trump himself adopted this strategy in \u200c2016, and history proved \u200dhim right,\u2064 as the polls \u200dconsistently underestimated his chances against Hillary Clinton. However, Trump&#8217;s campaign appears to\u200b have more faith\u2062 in the polls\u200d for \u200bthe \u200b2024 primary\u2062 race.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to\u2063 the \u2063candidates&#8217; call to disregard \u200bthe polls,\u200c Trump campaign\u200d spokesman Steven Cheung dismissed it\u200c as a &#8220;pathetic strategy&#8221; from candidates who are\u2062 out of touch with reality \u2063and being drained of their funds by consultants.<\/p>\n<p>Several donors seem\u2063 to \u2064agree with Smith&#8217;s assessment that too many candidates are\u2064 dividing the non-Trump supporting electorate.<\/p>\n<p>To address this issue and consolidate support behind a single candidate sooner rather than later,\u200c a group\u2063 of\u2063 billionaire\u2062 Republican \u2064donors is hosting the presidential campaigns of\u2064 DeSantis and Haley in October. They \u200caim to present their chosen candidate as the\u2064 one\u2062 who can defeat \u2064Trump. While DeSantis remains the second-place candidate to Trump \u200bin most surveys, Haley has experienced a notable upward trend in key measures, particularly \u2064in New\u200d Hampshire.\u2062 Her debate performances have significantly \u2064boosted\u2064 her campaign, making her one of the few candidates to see an increase in polling while DeSantis struggles to maintain momentum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ\u200d MORE FROM\u200b THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>What \u200dpolitical party represented the conservative values?<\/h2>\n<p><span>Social issues. The Republican Party has generally associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-desantis-biggest-donors-gives-ron-the-bad-news-the-plug-will-soon-be-pulled\/\" title=\"Major DeSantis donor delivers grim message: Plug to be pulled soon.\">socially conservative \u2064policies<\/a>, although it does\u200b have dissenting centrist and libertarian \u2063factions. Metto State, and his campaign believes that his record of accomplishments and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-should-leave-an-open-door-when-creating-new-industries\/\" title=\"Conservatives Should Leave An Open Door When Creating New Industries\">strong conservative values<\/a> will resonate with voters.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Republican\u2062 candidates \u2062are urging donors \u200band voters to look\u2064 beyond the polls and consider the advantages they possess\u2062 in crucial\u200c early primary states. While Trump currently leads in the national polls, candidates like DeSantis and Scott believe that their performance in states like\u2063 Iowa and South Carolina will be instrumental in shaping the primary battle. They emphasize the\u2064 need \u200dto choose wisely and win decisively in order to secure a Republican victory in the 2024\u2063 election.\u200b With time running out, these candidates are rallying their supporters\u2063 to remain committed and have faith in their campaigns. Although the polls \u200dmay show a certain\u200d frontrunner, the early primary states have a history of surprising outcomes. Ultimately, it will be the voters who\u200b elect the next Republican president, and the candidates are determined to make their case directly to the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>in the polls has Republican candidates urging donors and voters to look beyond the numbers. They claim to possess undisclosed advantages in crucial early primary states, which could potentially shift the course of the 2024 primary race. Despite Trump&#8217;s significant lead over all rivals, candidates emphasize the need to consider other factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2054829,"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-2054828","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\/2054828","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=2054828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2054829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2054828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2054828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2054828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}