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Trump Tops GOP Presidential Candidate Poll; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis A Distant Second


In a hypothetical race of eight potential candidates, Trump leads 57%. DeSantis grabbed 12% in the survey and former Vice President Mike Pence placed at 11%. None of the other candidates reached double digits.But, if Trump wasn’t in the mix, DeSantis received 30%, Pence grabbed 24% and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz nailed 14%.In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup against President Joe Biden, Trump lead 46% to 40%, the poll showed.Biden didn’t have a commanding lead against his potential Democratic primary challengers, either. In a hypothetical primary, Biden grabbed 32% against Vice President Kamala Harris′ 14%. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton each received 11% in the poll.“It’s way too early to make predictions about 2024 as early polls usually end up not being a good predictor of what happens,” Mark Penn, co-director of the Harvard CAPS/Harris poll, said.However, at this point, Biden and Harris have “surprisingly little support among Democrats for incumbents,” said Penn.The survey of 1,815 registered voters was conducted from Jan. 19-20.

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