More than a year before Michigan residents took to the polls to vote for the Republican candidate they thought should be the next president, the potential battleground state had mixed voters in a new poll. showing the results.
what happened: The 2024 election will likely see a race between the two Republicans to secure the Republican presidential nomination. but Ron DeSantis and former president donald trumponly Trump has launched his official campaign.
Republicans, with Trump and former South Carolina governor, could be a crowded field in the 2024 election Nikki Haley He has already announced his candidacy. DeSantis is considered by many to be the frontrunner and has yet to announce his candidacy.
Other Potential Republican Candidates Include Former Vice President Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott, Mike Pompeo and Liz Cheney.
Most of the polls show a battle for first and second place between DeSantis and Trump. Many of the investigations reported that DeSantis led Trump. Polls, which gave voters he had two or more options, found Trump in the lead.
Now, a new poll shows how DeSantis and Trump are living in Michigan, and how demographic factors are at work.
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Michigan poll: A new poll by Echelon Insights in Michigan showed 47% backed DeSantis for the Republican nomination, according to the New York Post. Trump came in second with 42% of the vote. His 11% of those surveyed were unable to decide or refused to answer.
DeSantis has not officially declared himself a presidential candidate for the 2024 election, but he has received strong support from multiple quarters.
Among senior voters, DeSantis beat Trump 54% to 32%. Men polled chose DeSantis for her by a margin of 41% from 51%. Residents of Detroit, the state’s most populous city, also supported her DeSantis by a margin of 48% to 40%.
One area where Trump beat DeSantis was among Republican women in Michigan. Women voted for Trump by a narrow margin of 43% to 40%.
The rivalry between Mr. Trump and Mr. DeSantis could be so hot that the former president has already given Mr. DeSantis several nicknames, including “Ron DeSantimonias.”
In a Michigan poll, 30% said they had heard the nickname “a lot” or “somewhat” and 68% said they were unfamiliar with the term.
45% of those who have heard the nickname say it gives them a bad impression of Trump. 50% of those who have heard the nickname say they have not changed their minds. The remaining 5% of him said the nickname reflected “DeSantis’ worse.”
Michigan is and is expected to be a battlefield state in the 2024 election. Since 2000, Michigan has favored the Democratic presidential candidate, and in each election since 2000, with one exception, the front-runner has won more than 50% of her.
In the 2016 presidential election, Trump won Michigan by a narrow margin of 47.5% to 47.3%, but was unable to secure a 50% majority.president Joe Biden He won Michigan by a margin of 50.6% to 47.8% against Trump in the 2020 election.
Patrick Ruffini A pollster who oversaw the study for Echelon Insights said the latest Michigan poll “considered Trump’s unexpected victory in 2016 and his past strength across the Midwest and Rust Belt states. and worthy of attention,” he said.
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