Trump Doesn’t Look So Invincible in Post-Debate Polls
Each of the eight Republican candidates gained support when debate-watchers were asked if they would “consider” voting for them in upcoming primaries and caucuses.
2024 Republican presidential candidates Asa Hutchinson, from left, Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott and Governor Doug Burgum during the Republican primary presidential debate on Aug. 23, 2023.
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
It was an unprecedented week in US presidential nomination politics, but a lot of pundits remain certain that all roads still lead to Donald Trump being the Republican candidate. As analyst Charlie Cook put it: “Barring Trump having some health-related problem before the convention, this nomination is settled.”
But polling following the first debate among Republican presidential hopefuls shows that while Trump is the most likely nominee, there’s still plenty of uncertainty.