{"id":2209086,"date":"2024-03-29T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rejects-haley-as-trumps-no-2-wants-desantis\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T11:27:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:27:44","slug":"gop-rejects-haley-as-trumps-no-2-wants-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rejects-haley-as-trumps-no-2-wants-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP declines Haley as Trump\u2019s second choice, prefers DeSantis"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgop-rejects-haley-as-trumps-no-2-wants-desantis%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=2209086&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--><p>Republican and independent voters are generally open to most potential running mates for \u2063former President Donald Trump except for Nikki Haley. A recent Economist\/YouGov survey revealed that\u2063 Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida\u200d topped the \u2064list, with \u200d68% approval as \u200dTrump&#8217;s running mate. Other figures like Ben Carson, \u200dSarah Huckabee Sanders,\u200d and Greg Abbott also gained notable \u200dsupport \u200cin the survey. The Economist\/YouGov survey showed that Republican and independent voters are receptive to various potential\u200c running mates for ex-President\u2064 Trump, with Gov. Ron DeSantis leading with\u2062 68% approval as Trump&#8217;s potential VP. Notable\u200b figures like Ben\u200c Carson, Sarah\u2064 Huckabee \u200cSanders, and Greg Abbott also received significant support in the survey.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Republican and independent voters appear open to just about anyone former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Donald Trump<\/a> is considering as his running mate, with one exception \u2014 former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net\/documents\/econTabReport_mTlzQOB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Economist<\/em>\/YouGov survey<\/a>, registered voters approved nine of 10 possible picks, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" title>Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) at the top of the list, with 68% approving of him as Trump\u2019s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>He was followed by former Trump-era housing chief Ben Carson at 60%, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) at 57%, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) at 56%, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at 55%, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) at 53%, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) at 45%, former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at 42%, and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) at 30%.<\/p>\n<p>All of their approval numbers topped their disapprovals by at least 14 points. For example, the approval-disapproval gap for DeSantis was 48 points, with 68% approving to 20% disapproving.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Would you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump choosing the following person as his VP?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ron DeSantis: 68-20 (+48)<br \/>\u2022 Ben Carson: 60-15 (+45)<br \/>\u2022 Greg Abbott: 56-12 (+44)<br \/>\u2022 Tim Scott: 53-11 (+42)<br \/>\u2022 S. H. Sanders: 57-18 (+39)<br \/>\u2022 V. Ramaswamy: 55-22 (+33)<br \/>\u2022 Kristi Noem: 45-13\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lOBtY0ZgbL\">pic.twitter.com\/lOBtY0ZgbL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAPolls2022\/status\/1773500320653386229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The one exception was Haley. While 36% approved of Trump picking her, 51% of registered Republicans and independents who lean right disapproved of putting her on the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>While she fits the bill for those wishing Trump would pick an established conservative minority woman, her attacks on the former president during her long-shot presidential campaign soured voters on her, especially in the MAGA world.<\/p>\n<p>The poll did not include other names tossed around, including Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In some settings, Trump has singled out Scott as his leading choice. He is also the top pick of some political gamblers who are already gaming out Trump\u2019s looming decision.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Economist<\/em>\/YouGov poll showed why voters are already focused on Trump\u2019s pick for No. 2. The survey found Trump leading President Joe Biden by one of the widest margins, 44%-37%, among registered voters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican and independent voters seem receptive to most potential running mates for former President Donald Trump except for former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. According to a recent Economist\/YouGov poll, nine out of ten options were favored by registered voters, with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) emerging as the preferred choice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2209087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24039731332925-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2209086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24039731332925-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209086","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2209086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2209087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2209086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2209086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2209086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}