NEW Polls: NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Trump Sees Double-Digit Lead in Republican Primary; Morning Consult Poll: Trump Leads DeSantis by 18 Points in Potential 2024 Primary Matchup

Trump Sees Double-Digit Lead in Republican Primary:

Former President Donald Trump is seeing a double-digit lead in a hypothetical Republican primary race, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll released this week found.

When asked who they believe the presidential nominee should be, provided with Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, or “someone else,” 45 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents chose Trump. 

DeSantis, whom many speculate will toss his hat in the ring in 2024, followed 12 points behind, garnering 33 percent support. 

Pence did not even come close, as only eight percent chose him. Another 11 percent chose “someone else,” and three percent remain unsure. 

When Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are separated, Trump leads among Republicans 48 percent to DeSantis’s 32 percent. However, DeSantis holds a two-point edge among independents, 38 percent to Trump’s 36 percent: —>READ MORE HERE

Trump Leads DeSantis by 18 Points in Potential 2024 Primary Matchup:

Former President Donald Trump leads Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by almost 20 points in a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary matchup, according to a poll.

A Morning Consult Poll released Tuesday shows that 49 percent of potential GOP primary voters support Trump in his bid for the nomination, placing him 18 points ahead of his nearest competitor, DeSantis, at 31 percent. No other potential challenger eclipsed the ten percent mark.

2024 National Republican Primary:

Trump 49% (+18)
DeSantis 31%
Pence 8%
Haley 2%
Cheney 2%
Cruz 2%
Abbott 1%
Noem 1%
Pompeo 1%
Youngkin 1%
T. Scott 0%

.@MorningConsult/@politico, 4,215 RV, 12/9-11https://t.co/8E7nq4VZzW

— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) December 13, 2022

Eight percent of the respondents support former President Mike Pence, placing him in third place, followed by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who each drew two percent of the participants’ support. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Govs. Greg Abbott (R-TX), Kristi Noem (R-SD), and Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) each garnered one percent support. —>READ MORE HERE

Source