Trump strongest GOP candidate to go against Biden in 2024 election: Poll
David Zimmermann
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The vast majority of Republicans believe former President Donald Trump is the strongest GOP candidate to compete against President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, according to the latest national survey.
The Monmouth University poll, released Tuesday, showed a combined 69% of Republican voters think Trump is the strongest nominee to compete with Biden. This number was divided between 45% who voted “definitely strongest” and 24% who chose “probably strongest.”
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By contrast, 18% of Republican voters thought a different candidate would be “probably stronger,” and 13% said another would be “definitely stronger.”
Regarding voter support, the poll found the former president has a significantly greater lead over the 14 other Republican candidates by 30 points. Trump surged ahead to 54% support, while Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) fell behind at 22%.
Despite his criminal indictments, Trump still maintains a strong GOP primary advantage over all other party candidates. Forty-seven percent of respondents said they are not at all concerned about Trump’s indictments, while 25% said they’re not too concerned. The remaining 27% said they were either very concerned or somewhat concerned.
DeSantis, on the other hand, has had to reboot his campaign, which includes cutting staff and changing strategy.
When pitted head to head in the poll, Trump came out on top with 55% support from GOP voters, while DeSantis got 35%.
Additionally, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy sits at 5%, whereas Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), former New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former South Carolina GOP Gov. Nikki Haley are all stuck at 3% in the poll. All remaining candidates scored 2% or less.
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NBC News noted the poll will likely not be used to qualify GOP candidates for next month’s inaugural GOP debate due to its methodology and sample size. All presidential candidates must score at least 1% in two national polls and 1% in two early state polls, or at least 1% in three national polls, after July 1.
Monmouth University surveyed 681 Republican registered voters from July 12-19. The national poll has a margin of error of 5.9 percentage points.