Over 40% of Republican primary voters support Trump - Poll

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
27 Feb 19:46

The Fox News poll predicts Trump to win the primaries of the republican party, and Biden to lose the primaries of the democratic party

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department as he visits the area in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

According to a poll conducted by Fox News, 43% of Republican primary voters support Donald Trump's candidacy for the 2024 presidential election which puts him in the lead of the primary election in the Republican party.

According to the broadcaster, a list of 15 candidates for the 2024 presidential race was read to Republicans voting in the primary.

Trump who was in the lead was followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 28% of votes, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley with 7%, and former Vice President Mike Pence with 7%.

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However, 84% of Democratic voters in the primaries approved of Biden's performance currently, only 37% want him to be the party's candidate, while 53% want someone else to run, according to the study.

The poll was conducted from February 19 to 22 on a sample of 1,006 registered voters from around the country. For both parties' primary voters, the statistical margin of error is 4.5 points.

Last week, Trump called DeSantis a "RINO in disguise" (RINO stands for Republican In Name Only) and claimed that the governor's "poll numbers are dropping like a rock."

"Ron DeSanctimonious wants to cut your Social Security and Medicare, close down Florida and its beaches, loves RINOS Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, and Karl Rove (disasters ALL! ), is backed by the Globalist's Club for NO Growth, Lincoln Pervert Project, and 'Uninspired' Koch — And it only gets worse from there," the former president declared.