The indictment of Donald Trump has coincided with his suddenly gaining ground on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in the 2024 GOP primaries. While we don’t have extensive post-indictment data, virtually all of it shows Trump widening a lead that DeSantis had spent months trying to close.
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And other polling, not focused on the head-to-head matchup, reinforces that there has indeed been a Trump rallying effect in the GOP — if not with the public at large.
A CBS News-YouGov poll released Monday got at this perhaps better than any post-indictment poll.
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