According to a recent McLaughlin poll, former President Donald Trump continues to enjoy a strong lead among potential GOP primary candidates; 77% of likely primary voters say they would support him again.
From McLaughlin & Associates:
Among likely Republican primary voters 61% want to see Donald Trump run for president again in 2024. That’s the same result we had on Nov. 8, 2022 in our exit poll.
If Donald Trump runs again in 2024, 77% of likely primary voters say they would support him again. The same result as our 2022 election exit poll.
In a field of 14 candidates, among likely primary voters, Trump leads with 48%. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is second at 23%, followed by former Vice President Mike Pence 5%, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., 4%, former governor of South Carolina and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley 3%, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah 2%, and all others at 1%.
Since the election 2022 exit poll, Trump is up a point and Gov. DeSantis is down 4%. In a head-to-head matchup, among likely primary voters, Trump leads DeSantis 58% to 36%.
Among these likely Republican primary voters, 59% think that Donald Trump is better positioned to beat Joe Biden in 2024 for president.
The poll of 1,000 likely U.S. voters was conducted between Dec. 9-14, 2022.