In March, amid the circus of Alvin Bragg’s indictment of Trump, the former president enjoyed a bump in support from Republican voters.
Yet now, as the story fades in the media, so is Trump’s advantage in the polls.
From Yahoo News:
Poll: Trump’s big post-indictment bounce is fading fastFormer President Donald Trump got a big bounce among Republican primary voters after his indictment in New York in late March — but now that swell of support seems to be fading fast, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.The survey of 1,530 U.S. adults, which was conducted from April 14 to 17, suggests that Trump remains vulnerable — and far from inevitable — in the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.Just two weeks ago, Trump was lapping Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, his strongest potential challenger, by 26 percentage points in a one-on-one matchup among voters who describe themselves as Republicans or Republican-leaning independents (57% to 31%). It was the former president’s widest lead to date.Since then, however, Trump’s advantage over DeSantis has shrunk by 10 points (52% to 36%).And while Trump retains majority support — just barely — in a head-to-head face-off against DeSantis, he has slipped back under 50% when pitted against the full Republican field, falling 3 points (to 49%) since the beginning of April.
See the graphic below:
This hasn’t stopped Republican lawmakers from expressing support for Trump.
The Daily Caller notes that Trump has now been endorsed by 51 members of Congress:
Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn became the ninth senator to endorse former President Donald Trump’s third bid for the Oval Office Monday.“Under President Trump, our economy was booming, gas prices were low, and inflation was under control. Our border was secure, our adversaries feared us, & our military was strong. I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for President and can’t wait until he’s back in the White House,” she tweeted.Trump has garnered endorsements from 51 members of Congress, including GOP House Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York and former House Freedom Caucus chairman Andy Biggs of Arizona. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has not yet officially declared a bid, is endorsed by Texas Rep. Chip Roy and Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley is endorsed by South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman.Trump also announced endorsements from Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty and Reps. Diana Harshbarger and John Rose.
Anyone on Twitter knows a battle raging on the right, mainly between Trump supporters and DeSantis supporters over who should represent the party in 2024.
That conflict is likely to grow louder as we head into primary season.
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