DeSantis surging ahead in GOP primary race against Trump.

Gov. Ron DeSantis Gaining Ground in GOP Presidential Primary Race Against Trump

Exciting news in the world of politics! According to recent polling, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is steadily gaining ground in the GOP presidential primary race against former President Donald Trump.

A recent Emerson College poll conducted from June 19-20 showed that Trump still maintains a lead over DeSantis, with 59% of the vote compared to DeSantis’s 21%. However, DeSantis’s support has significantly increased since the college’s April poll, where he was at 16%.

Trump’s Support Slowly Dwindling

While Trump remains the GOP front-runner in most polls, his support has slowly dwindled since April. A June CBS News poll showed him holding 62% of the vote, but recent events may have impacted his numbers. Trump is currently facing a criminal indictment out of Manhattan and a federal indictment from the Department of Justice, although he has denied any wrongdoing in both cases.

Other Republican candidates have yet to break into double digits, with former Vice President Mike Pence coming closest at 6% of the vote in the June Emerson College poll.

“In the past year, the Republican primary has remained statistically unchanged,” said Spencer Kimball, polling director at Emerson College. “However, DeSantis has made inroads with women voters over the last few months; Trump led DeSantis among women voters 58% to 17% in April, but now leads 53% to 26% in June, a 14-point improvement for DeSantis.”

DeSantis Leading in Battleground States

But that’s not all! DeSantis is also leading Trump in some crucial battleground states. A poll from Public Opinion Strategies showed the Florida governor defeating President Joe Biden in a matchup, while Trump loses to Biden in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Arizona. These states will play a significant role in determining the next president and control of Congress.

Exciting times lie ahead in the GOP primary race, with eleven candidates already in the running. The latest addition is former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, who launched his bid for the White House on Thursday. Other high-profile candidates include Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), former Govs. Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, and Chris Christie, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, among others.

Stay tuned for more updates as the race heats up!

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The Emerson College national poll was conducted among 1,015 registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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