Former US President Donald Trump reportedly outperformed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ®, a new presidential poll revealed.
In a poll conducted by Harvard CAPS/Harris on hypothetical 2024 presidential matchups against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, it was revealed that Trump garnered more votes than DeSantis.
According to Patriot Alert, the poll revealed that “potential rematch against Biden, Trump is up two points at 44 percent, compared to Biden’s 42 percent. Despite some Republicans’ calls for DeSantis to primary Trump, the Harvard poll found that DeSantis is tied with Biden at 43 percent.”
Trump also outperformed DeSantis in a potential presidential matchup against Vice President Harris, leading the latter by seven points at 47 percent support while DeSantis only garnered three more percentage points of support when pitted against Harris, 42 to 39 percent.
The poll was conducted just days after Trump declared that he would run again for the presidential seat in 2024 after months of speculation.
“You and all those watching are the heart and soul of this incredible movement in the greatest country in the history of the world,” Trump said during a speech at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.
Moreover, prior to Trump’s announcement, he warned DeSantis against running in 2024. He also argued that the Florida governor “could hurt himself very badly.”
“I don’t know if he is running. I think if he runs, he could hurt himself very badly. I really believe he could hurt himself badly. I think he would be making a mistake, I think the base would not like it — I don’t think it would be good for the party.” Trump said.
He also claimed that he would reveal “things about [DeSantis] that won’t be very flattering,” before adding, “I know more about him than anybody – other than, perhaps, his wife.”
But despite reports of Trump’s alleged threatening remarks against DeSantis, on Wednesday, the latter downplayed the media’s attempt to escalate a rift between him and Trump.
“We just finished this election. People just need to chill out a little bit on some of this stuff,” DeSantis told the media when he was asked about the potential “Civil War” brewing in the GOP.
