Thanksgiving week polls show DeSantis more popular with voters than Trump

A few polls released this week showed that this Thanksgiving, more voters are leaning toward Florida Governor Ron DeSantis than former President Donald Trump.

The polls, released just days after Trump officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential race, show Republican support for the embattled ex-president waning as support for his likely biggest challenger in 2024, Ron DeSantis, grows.

A Yougov/Economist poll published earlier this week showed that of 1,500 people, 39 percent preferred DeSantis as the GOP presidential nominee in the next general election, while only 28 percent favored Trump for the nomination. 

Another poll published on Monday by Quinnipiac showed 60 percent of respondents viewed Trump’s candidacy for a second term as a bad thing, and 43 percent saying they would prefer to see DeSantis named as the Republican nominee in 2024.

A Wednesday poll released by Morning Consult found support for Trump’s campaign dipped from 47 to 45 percent following his announcement that he was entering the race.

One other poll from WPA Intelligence and Club for Growth that was released the day before Trump announced his candidacy showed DeSantis beating Trump in hypothetical face-offs in early voting states across the country.

An Emerson College survey this week found that voters would narrowly reelect President Biden in a hypothetical rematch against former president Trump, with only a 4 point difference between the two as Biden’s approval numbers remain low.