DeSantis beats Trump in a further 2024 straw poll

Asher Notheis

June 05, 12:18 PM June 05, 12:36 PM

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as soon as once again bested previous President Donald Trump in a straw poll for the 2024 presidential election.

Attendees of the Western Conservative Summit, organized by the Centennial Institute, a imagine tank involved with Colorado Christian College, were being asked on Saturday to vote on 31 2024 presidential contenders, which include both Republican and Democratic candidates. Not remarkably, GOP names dominated the outcomes.

DeSantis came out on top rated with 74% of the votes Trump bought 71% Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) came in at 43% former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at 39% and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) at 36%, according to a push launch from Centennial Institute. Former Vice President Mike Pence came in 10th place.

"The straw poll used an 'approval method' that allowed individuals to vote for multiple responses to each individual concern," the push release explained. "The technique makes certain poll success extra precisely mirror attendees’ opinions."

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Between the Democratic choices, former first girl Michelle Obama and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led with 2.96% aid. President Joe Biden adopted with 2.43%.

Attendees ended up also requested to mark any of the 25 plan difficulties they deemed most essential. The top 5 were being immigration/border stability at 82%, election integrity at 79%, religious freedom at 75%, federal finances/deficit at 74%, and gun rights at 74%.

The Florida governor earlier topped a straw poll conducted in Could at a Wisconsin GOP conference with 38% of the votes. Trump obtained 32%.

Trump has occur out ahead of DeSantis in other surveys.

30 p.c of respondents in a May perhaps survey by Harvard CAPS-Harris stated they would again Trump for a hypothetical 2024 GOP most important operate, with DeSantis trailing at 8%. Additionally, 47% of possible GOP voters reported they would back again Trump for the party's nomination in the next presidential election, while DeSantis came in a distant second with 20%, in accordance to a February poll conducted by Rasmussen Studies.

Neither Trump nor DeSantis has declared a run for the White Residence, though Trump has hinted quite a few periods he will operate for president once again in 2024, most recently all through his physical appearance at the NRA convention in Could. DeSantis is presently running for reelection as governor in Florida.

The Centennial Institute has not nonetheless responded to the Washington Examiner's request for comment.