Donald Trump’s conservative critics have been desperately looking for signs that his sway within the Republican Party is waning, and that even his once-loyal voters are ready to move on. But they are deluding themselves. Like it or not, Trump is still the dominant force within the party and will remain so until somebody defeats him.
There is evidence to support the idea that Trump has passed his peak level of popularity among Republicans. Some polls have shown Florida governor Ron DeSantis ahead of or competitive with Trump in a number of states in a hypothetical 2024 primary. A recent national poll found that nearly half of likely primary voters support somebody other than Trump, which is not a positive sign for a former president with universal name recognition.
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