DeSantis risks Trump backlash as his star rises

But DeSantis’s standing has risen as well. The same poll found that 9 percent of Republican primary voters would choose him over Trump in a 2024 matchup – up from only 4 percent in a similar survey fielded in March. Without Trump on the ballot, DeSantis’s support rises to 24 percent, McLaughlin’s latest poll shows. Still, the fact that DeSantis only performs above single digits in the absence of Trump underscores that he and the former president are competing for the same voters. “He's drafting up behind President Trump, if President Trump doesn't run,” one GOP pollster said.
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