Former President Donald Trump has enjoyed a 20-point swing his way since January in a hypothetical head-to-head Republican primary match-up with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), according to a poll.
The Marquette University poll released Thursday shows DeSantis leading Trump nationally at 54 percent to 46 percent among registered Republicans and leaners when asked who they would prefer as the nominee. His eight-point lead marks a substantial drop from the university’s January poll, which showed DeSantis with a 28-point advantage over Trump at 64 percent and 36 percent, respectively. Marquette’s latest figures accompany a number of other surveys from various pollsters that show Trump surging over recent months.