Trump Sees MASSIVE Polling Boost After Republican Debates, Crushing Ron DeSantis

On Friday, Ipsos/Reuters released a new survey that shows leading Republican presidential contender and 45th President Donald J. Trump with a dominant lead over the Republican presidential field - growing ever larger following the first Fox News Republican debate, which he chose not to attend. 

"Donald Trump leads Ron DeSantis by nearly 40 percentage points in the race for the Republican presidential nomination even after declining to debate the Florida governor and other rivals, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Friday," Reuters reports.

According to Reuters, the poll showed DeSantis with 13 percent of Republican support, which is far behind Trump's massive 52 percent, which has surged by nearly five points since the beginning of August, 

DeSantis did get some good news from the survey, however. According to Reuters, nearly half of the Republican respondents say they were more likely to support Governor DeSantis (R-FL) following his performance in last Wednesday's debate. Only around 40 percent of respondents said the same thing about former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy - two of DeSantis's closest competitors. As a result, Reuters reports that "Many had not warmed to Ramaswamy and Haley enough, however, to say they were now backing their bids. Only 5% of Republicans said they outright backed Ramaswamy while only 4% supported Haley, similar shares to what they had before the debate."

All in all, these are huge numbers that show the Republican presidential nomination is still Trump's to lose. After all, even with recent indictments, Trump has managed to be a unifying figure for Republicans, and voters are rallying around the 45th president in record numbers. As such, Trump is in as strong of a position with Republican voters as ever. Trump is still the decisive leader in the Republican field, and he and his campaign show no signs of slipping up. The MAGA movement is thriving, and Republican voters continue to appreciate Trump's America First vision for the nation at large. If other Republicans want to bridge the gap between them and Trump, they will need to change their strategy big league. 

More impressively, Trump remains a potent force to win the presidency in 2024. The Real Clear Politics polling average has Biden and Trump neck and neck in most surveys. As such, it stands to reason that the radical, far-left Democrats would use any means necessary to gain a much-needed political advantage -- including indicting their most likely political opponent.

We hope and pray that Americans of all stripes rally behind conservative principles in 2024, as the American people reject the radical ideology of the Democratic Party.