Post-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis

[dalton99a]

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-indictment-poll-surges-lead-desantis-151150006.html

Post-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis
But the latest Yahoo News/YouGov survey also shows that most Americans don't think Trump should be allowed to serve as president again if convicted.
Andrew Romano
Sat, April 1, 2023, 10:11 AM CDT

A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — one of the first conducted after former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star — shows Trump surging to his largest-ever lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his likely 2024 GOP primary challenger, as Republican voters rally around the only president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.

In the previous Yahoo News/YouGov survey, which was conducted less than two weeks ago, Trump (47%) led DeSantis (39%) by eight percentage points in a head-to-head matchup among registered voters who are Republicans or Republican-leaning independents. As recently as February, it was DeSantis who was narrowly ahead of Trump, 45% to 41%.

But the new, post-indictment poll suddenly finds Trump lapping DeSantis by 26 percentage points — 57% to 31% — in a one-on-one contest. The former president even attracts majority support (52%, up from 44% previously) when pitted against a wider, 10-candidate field of declared and potential GOP challengers, while DeSantis plummets to 21% (down from 28%).

No one else cracks double digits.

[emulatorloo]

1. MAGAs gotta MAGA.

He may get the nomination, or he may not. Early days yet, and they don't even know what the charges are.

[Lovie777]

2. USA has got to be the bullshit polling business of the freaking world...........

seriously give me a break.

[Walleye]

3. Poor governor Dork, he went and became a perfect asshole for nothing

He didn’t know that unless he got indicted he wasn’t trying hard enough

[Goodheart]

4. 57% of 30%

17.1%

I ain't worried.

[former9thward]

7. its not 30%.

It wasn't in 2016 or 2020. Indies are the biggest block in many big states now. And they vote for someone in a two person race,

In the latest Quinnipiac poll Biden only leads Trump 48% 46% and DeSantis leads Biden 48% to 46%.


https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/us/us03292023_regvoter_ufuy73.pdf

[ProfessorGAC]

25. They Have Been For A Few Decades

But, this poll is of REPUBLICAN voters in a hypothetical primary.
Many states only allow registered party members to vote in a primary.
We don't know the denominator in this poll, but it doesn't seem likely to include independent voters.
In addition, both Pew & Gallup show people acknowledging a republican party affiliation is 24%, not 30.
Dems are about 28%, independent voters about 46%. The other 2% are spread among a number of alternative parties.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

10. Pollster couldn't wait for anyone to know the gory many counts charges?? Snapshot of dirty glass.

[Initech]

5. In other news, 3 out of 4 MAGA voters are just as stupid as the other one.

[3catwoman3]

13. Well put.

Regardless of intellect, they are ALL fucking idiots.

[andym]

6. Trump should be thankful for the indictments, they should easily make him the GOP nominee

Being elected is his only chance to escape serving time and he can pardon himself for his federal crimes as well, not the state ones though. Too bad for him that the very indictments that will give him the GOP nomination should make him unelectable.

[Sky Jewels]

8. Lol. There's nothing the Republicans like better than a traitorous criminal.

Sucks to be them. If he's their nominee they'll be wiped out.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

9. It is very sad in what it says about a large segment of our population.

At the same time, a Trump nomination--with more indictments likely coming--just make his already dismal prospects running against Joe Biden all the worse.

I'm never one to get over-confident, but Trump being the nominee dooms the Republicans in my estimation.

[usonian]

11. DeSadist demands to be indicted.

Claims Deep State giving Trump the advantage.

[3catwoman3]

14. Don't you mean "indicated"?

[jcgoldie]

12. DeSantis is screwed

He's terrified to fight back against Trump and alienate the MAGA base he needs, yet the longer he lets Trump smear him without fighting back the more he looks like a wuss who they detest.

[WarGamer]

15. People tend to forget the DANGER of Trump being the nominee.

American voters are fickle.

If we're in a recession in Fall of 24... or if inflation is still out of control, he can absolutely win.

[pdxflyboy]

16. WarGamer

You are sooo correct.

[andym]

17. True, but high inflation and bad economy would tend to allow any GOPer a good chance

Trump, with the baggage of indictments, would reduce their chances even with conditions that overall would favor a GOP win.

[Elessar Zappa]

19. I don't agree.

After the indictments. I think he’ll lose the remaining independents that he has now.

[peggysue2]

20. That's what I expect, Elessar

This is the first of multiple indictments coming down the track; we don't even know the content of the charges yet. This will be a slow grind with the Georgia case, the defamation case, the SEC case, the document theft debacle and the DOJ case into the January 6th insurrection.

The True Believers can beat their breasts all they want. But Donald Trump is under the gun and there's a lot to be uncovered, revealed, and much of it will be unpleasant and difficult to spin.

The Law grinds very fine once the gears start moving. There's no place for The Donald to hide!

[Johonny]

18. Well, given DeSantis failed to take any advantage of Trump's obvious weakness

and basically got on his knees to defend the man . . . does he deserve a surge of support?

Can you imagine a Democratic candidate praising his opponent the week they were indicted?

[Chainfire]

21. I hope that El Douche DeSantis is suffering from stepping on his own crank...

Something that Stormy Daniels indicated would be out of the range of possibility for Trump.

[Fiendish Thingy]

22. They are asking the wrong question

These polls reflect more on people deciding they don’t like Tiny D, than growing support for Trump.

Here is the question they should ask Republican and R leaning voters:

“In the 2024 presidential race, who would you prefer to be the Republican nominee?

a. Trump
b. some other Republican”

I think Trump would lose to a generic Republican by a landslide.

[PortTack]

23. I don't know who is being polled, but the largest voting block in '24 will Gen Z and millennials

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And they will not be voting for tiny hands wanna be little ronnie from FL or the orange mass..what a joke!!

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Dead Cat Bounce?

2 days later seems apropos of nothing.