56% of Republican voters and those who tend to vote Republican, prefer De Santis, the second candidate – while only 33% said they would support Trump • Political experts explained that the legal danger Trump is in definitely reflects the results
The former US president, Donald Trump, recently announced that he is running for president in 2024, and it seems that his chances are diminishing by the minute. After the disappointment of the Republican Party in the mid-term elections, the one who had the upper hand is actually the governor of Florida, Ron de Santis, who is considered to his potential opponent to run for president.
According to a USA TODAY poll, Republican voters appear to be abandoning support for the former president and moving to support de Santis, the popular governor who threatens Trump. According to the survey, 56% of Republican voters and those who tend to vote Republican, prefer de Santis, while only 33% said they would support Trump. More than 60% said that they want a candidate who will continue Trump’s policies but not Trump himself; 31% want Trump to run again.
The results show a significant drop in Republican support for Trump, when a survey conducted last July showed that he was leading with 60% support, in October the percentage of support had already dropped to 56%, and now it has dropped to a low of only 33%, compared to 56% who support De Santis.
Political experts explained that the legal danger Trump is in definitely reflects the results. Also, the attempt to “subvert” the election results and his business affairs had a significant impact, and therefore, the enthusiasm of the Republican voters to see Trump again as president is decreasing.
One of Trump’s advisers told the ABC news network that “Trump is a sinking ship. We can’t win it.” Another close associate of Trump said that “this is the end of the Trump era and the beginning of the de Santis era. Like every catastrophe that befell the former president, he also created this one himself with thoughtless and stupid decisions.”