New polling in Iowa and New Hampshire by Public Opinion Strategies shows strength for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis against former President Donald Trump. National polling has favored Trump in the 2024 GOP Presidential Nomination race. But these two polls in the earliest voting states show a different picture.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is leading former President Trump in a hypothetical head-to-head primary race in Iowa and tied in New Hampshire, according to new polls.
The polls, which were provided to Axios, found that 45 percent of Iowa respondents said they would vote for DeSantis, while 37 percent said they’d cast their vote for Trump.
Both DeSantis and Trump received 39 percent of support from respondents in a head-to-head primary election in New Hampshire.
When asked which GOP candidate is better suited to defeat President Biden, 48 percent of New Hampshire voters said DeSantis, while 46 percent said Trump.
Fifty-four percent of respondents in Iowa view DeSantis as the better candidate to take on Biden, compared to 44 percent who chose Trump.
Both candidates had high favorables among Republican voters. . . .
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