Early surveys suggest former President Donald Trump might have lost the historic grip he had on some of the most pivotal voters in the country.
A recent survey of GOP county chairs across the country shows trouble ahead for Trump, who has dominated grassroots support in the party for much of the last decade. Of the 187 local GOP leaders who responded to the survey by Politico, Trump was edged out or crushed in multiple scenarios — an early indication his path to a third straight nomination could be in danger.
Trump’s first loss came in response to a basic question — have any of the leaders committed to supporting a candidate? Roughly half of the respondents said it was too early to get behind one candidate or another. But of those who said they are ready to back a horse in the race, 19% said they were on team DeSantis, as opposed to the 17% who are lining up behind Trump.
The former president wasn’t as unpopular as Chris Christie , his son Donald Trump Jr. , or his former Vice President Mike Pence , but 39% of leaders said he was not on their list of candidates they want to see in the general election. As DeSantis made a trip to Iowa on Friday, Trump lobbed bombs on Truth Social at his expected top opponent. The former president mocked the “very small crowds for Ron DeSanctimonious” and slammed him as being “against Farmers, Social Security, and Medicare.”Trump’s relentless attacks on DeSantis are one thing he has in common with Democrats, who have turned up the heat on the Florida governor.
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