Suffolk has a new national poll showing Florida governor Ron DeSantis as a very competitive candidate against Donald Trump in a 2024 GOP primary:
.@Suffolk_U/@USATODAY 2024 Republican Primary Poll:
Donald Trump 42.75%
Ron DeSantis 34.06%
Mike Pence 7.00%
Liz Cheney 3.14%
Nikki Haley 2.66%
Chris Christie 1.45%
Mike Pompeo 0.72%
Undecided 7.97%July 22-25, 2022https://t.co/smh6re1trp pic.twitter.com/TxjIA8XVmb
— Aron Goldman (@ArgoJournal) July 29, 2022
DeSantis also appears to have more room to grow than Trump does. When Suffolk asked GOP voters to name their second choice, DeSantis was picked by a plurality:
DeSantis 32 percent
Trump 16 percent
Haley 13 percent
Pence 11 percent
Christie 7 percent
Pompeo 7 percent
Cheney 2 percent