Trump Widens Lead Over Flagging DeSantis Among Likely GOP Voters

Siena College/New York Times poll shows Trump lead at 54%
Former president has led every Republican poll since mid-March

WATCH: A new poll shows former President Donald Trump with a solid lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis among GOP primary voters. Bloomberg’s Laura Davison and Enda Curran report.Source: Bloomberg

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By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Gregory Korte

July 31, 2023 at 11:54 AM UTC

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July 31, 2023 at 3:10 PM UTC

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Donald Trump widened his lead among likely Republican primary voters as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose campaign has struggled to gain traction, fell further behind the former president in a new poll.

Trump registered healthy margins among every demographic group in a Siena College/New York Times poll released Monday, with 54% of likely GOP voters backing Trump, compared to 17% for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Trump’s 37 percentage point lead over DeSantis, who has consistently placed a distant second, is the largest so far.