Republican front-runner and former President Donald Trump has opened up a 51-point lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to the latest Emerson poll.
Trump holds support of 59% to just 8% backing DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, according to the survey. Only 4% say they back former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, with 3% saying they support Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
There were big swings below Trump from last month’s survey. Support for DeSantis decreased from 12% to 8%. Meanwhile, Haley spiked 5 points, going from 3% to 8%. Ramaswamy also saw a 4-point drop, from 7% last month to 3%.
The poll surveyed 1,578 registered voters from Oct. 16-17 and has a margin of error of +/- 2.4 points.
Mark Swanson | editorial.swanson@newsmax.com
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