by Ben Whedon
Former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in their shared state of residence.
Trump claimed the support of 57% of Republican voters in the Sunshine State to the governor’s 22% in a recent poll from Tony Fabrizio, who surveys for a pro-Trump super PAC. Fabrizio conducted this survey for a private client, according to The Messenger.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley placed third with 7%, while former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie earned 2%. Tech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and former Vice President Mike Pence each claimed 1%.
The Florida governor earned high marks among Republicans, with 90% approving of him, including 76% who strongly approved of him. Complicating matters for DeSantis, however, is the apparently fluidity of his voter base relative to Trump’s.
Of those currently backing the former president, 81% said they were definitely committed to their choice, while only 18% said they could change their mind. With Trump at 57% support, this means roughly 46% of Florida Republicans were firmly in the Trump camp.
Only 40% of the Florida governor’s supporters were firmly decided on voting for him, by contrast. A further 58% said they were open to voting for another candidate.
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Ben Whedon joined the Just the News team in March of 2022 after previously working as an editor and national security reporter for Breitbart News.
Photo “Ron DeSantis” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0.
