Trump likes to tout almost daily how Governor DeSantis is getting beaten by him in national polls, despite the fact that DeSantis hasn’t announced a run for president.
Well now we learn that in the early states where voting first begins, DeSantis is leading Trump in one and tied with Trump in the other.
Here’s more from New York Post:
The race to become president between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump is more competitive in Iowa and New Hampshire than the rest of the country, according to new polls from a top Republican firm.
While national polling has shown Trump taking a significant lead over DeSantis, the new surveys conducted by Public Opinion Strategies show DeSantis is outperforming Trump in the early states where voters pay closer attention.
The surveys, which were provided to Axios, were conducted from March 21 to 23 for an outside client — not a candidate or super PAC.
The polls found that the Florida governor is leading Trump by eight points (45%-37%) in Iowa and tied with Trump (39%-39%) in New Hampshire.
In Iowa, DeSantis’ favorability/unfavorability rating was 81%-11%, whereas Trump’s trailed behind him at 74%-24%. Haley’s favorability/unfavorability stood at 60%-19% and Pence’s was 59%-35%.
Similar ratings were seen in New Hampshire, where DeSantis’ favorability rating was 77%-15% and Trump’s was 69%-29%. Following behind them were Haley with 54%-23% and Pence at 50%-43%.
I doubt you’ll see Trump mention these polls in his daily attacks on DeSantis on Truth Social. Heh.
It is just one pollster so I’d love to see if more pollsters find the same news in Iowa and New Hampshire to see if there’s a trend.
But even so, I’m sure Team DeSantis is happy to see the results.