Nearly half of Republicans view former President Donald Trump as the strongest candidate against President Joe Biden, a recent Monmouth University survey found.
When looking at the entire Republican primary field, 45 percent of Republican voters view Trump as “definitely” the strongest candidate to defeat Biden in the 2024 presidential election. In addition to that, 24 percent more said he is “probably” the strongest candidate to face Biden.
Only 13 percent of Republican voters said “definitely” another candidate, and 18 percent said another candidate would “probably” be stronger than Trump.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to overtake Trump nationally in the polls, saw 22 percent deeming the presidential hopeful as a stronger candidate than Trump in facing off against Biden. Just more than a quarter, 26 percent, said DeSantis would be “just as strong as Trump.”
