Donald Trump is still popular among Republicans, according to a recent Harvard Cap/Harris poll. The survey found that 46 percent of respondents would vote for former President Trump in a potential Republican primary race against Governor Ron DeSantis. This support was double the 23 percent who said they would vote for the governor.
The poll also showed that if the Republican primary is a two-way race, Trump leads by 12 points over DeSantis (56-44 percent). Over half of the respondents say Trump will win the primary (54-46 percent). Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who recently entered the race, only earned six percent support—40 points less than Trump’s total support. Former Vice President Mike Pence trailed with seven percent, 39 points less than Trump’s total support.
These results are not surprising when you consider that even in a hypothetical general election matchup between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the poll found that 46 percent said they would vote for Donald Trump while 41 percent said they would choose Joe Biden.
It’s clear from this survey that Donald Trump still has strong backing among Republicans and could potentially be their nominee for president in 2024 if he decides to run again. It looks like it might be an interesting race should he decide to do so.
