Former President Donald Trump is continuing to lead the Republican primary field by double digits, the latest YouGov/Yahoo! News survey found.
The survey generally asked Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters if they would prefer to see Trump as the nominee or “someone else.” Nearly half, 49 percent, said they would like to see Trump as the nominee, while 43 percent said “someone else.”
Notably, Trump has the edge among independent-leaning Republicans specifically, as 48 percent said they would like to see him as the nominee, compared to 43 percent who said “someone else.” Most Republicans alone, 52 percent, also would like to see Trump as the party’s 2024 nominee.
In the full field, Trump leads with a 25-point advantage — 48 percent to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s 23 percent support.
No other candidate came remotely close. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott fell in a distant third place with four percent support, followed by former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, and anti-woke businessman Vivek Ramaswamy with three percent support each.
Everyone else, including North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, saw one percent support or less. Another 12 percent said they remain unsure.
Further, in a head-to-head matchup, a majority support Trump over DeSantis, 54 percent to the governor’s 33 percent:
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