Polls Have Shown DeSantis Trailing Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has struggled in recent polls, averaging 20 percent of the vote among Republicans, well below former President Donald J. Trump’s nearly 50 percent. The gap between the two men has grown steadily over the past few months, as Mr. Trump’s share has grown and Mr. DeSantis has lost ground.

In a ___ Quinnipiac poll Held from May 18 to 22, Mr. DeSantis captured 25 percent of Republican voters to Mr. Trump’s 56 percent — doubling the former president’s lead over the Florida governor since late March. Still, Mr. DeSantis fared much better in the polls than the rest of his GOP primary rivals, who remained in the low single digits.

While it is still too early to consider next fall’s general election, Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Trump are nearly neck-and-neck in a hypothetical 2024 matchup — against President Biden.

Still, Mr. DeSantis is viewed slightly more warmly by the American public: He has a net three percentage points. Conformity rating On average, while Mr. Trump’s views Stay underwater. While Mr. DeSantis enters the race with a pretty big polling hill to climb, there are plenty of reasons to believe he will. It’s not too early to count