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lorida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has had a difficult week that could put a dent in his presidential ambitions before he even enters the GOP primary race.
DeSantis has not yet formally declared a presidential campaign but he's long been seen as the strongest potential rival to former President Donald Trump, who remains the Republican favorite in recent polls.
However, the governor's presumptive White House campaign may have been dealt a blow this week amid poor polling, doubts among Republican donors, and a new lawsuit from Disney.
DeSantis lost the support of a second high-profile donor in two weeks on Wednesday when New York-based billionaire John Catsimatidis ruled out supporting the governor's presidential bid.
"Why would I support somebody to become president of the United States that doesn't return phone calls?" Catsimatidis told The Washington Examiner.
Those comments came after GOP donor Thomas Peterffy—a financier and the 65th richest man in the world with a net worth of $25 billion—said he had put donations to DeSantis "on hold" because of "his stance on abortion and book banning."
Recent polls also show that DeSantis would perform less well against President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 match-up.
A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey conducted for Newsweek found that half of the Americans polled said that the president would win that match-up, with just 38 percent backing the Florida governor. The survey of 1,500 "eligible voters in the United States," was conducted on April 24.
Trump performed better against Biden, with 46 percent of Americans thinking Biden would be "more likely to win" and 40 percent opting for Trump.
Other recent polls paint a similar picture, with an Emerson College poll among 1,100 registered voters from April 24 to 25 showing Biden beating DeSantis 43 percent to 37 percent. In the same poll, Biden leads Trump with 43 percent to the Republican's 41 percent.
An Ipsos/Reuters poll conducted among 1,005 adults from April 21 to 24 found Biden with 38 percent support to DeSantis' 30 percent. In a Trump/Biden match-up, the former president had 36 percent support to Biden's 38 percent.
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-presidential-ambitions-endure-another-bumpy-week-1797480
DeSantis has not yet formally declared a presidential campaign but he's long been seen as the strongest potential rival to former President Donald Trump, who remains the Republican favorite in recent polls.
However, the governor's presumptive White House campaign may have been dealt a blow this week amid poor polling, doubts among Republican donors, and a new lawsuit from Disney.
DeSantis lost the support of a second high-profile donor in two weeks on Wednesday when New York-based billionaire John Catsimatidis ruled out supporting the governor's presidential bid.
"Why would I support somebody to become president of the United States that doesn't return phone calls?" Catsimatidis told The Washington Examiner.
Those comments came after GOP donor Thomas Peterffy—a financier and the 65th richest man in the world with a net worth of $25 billion—said he had put donations to DeSantis "on hold" because of "his stance on abortion and book banning."
Recent polls also show that DeSantis would perform less well against President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 match-up.
A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey conducted for Newsweek found that half of the Americans polled said that the president would win that match-up, with just 38 percent backing the Florida governor. The survey of 1,500 "eligible voters in the United States," was conducted on April 24.
Trump performed better against Biden, with 46 percent of Americans thinking Biden would be "more likely to win" and 40 percent opting for Trump.
Other recent polls paint a similar picture, with an Emerson College poll among 1,100 registered voters from April 24 to 25 showing Biden beating DeSantis 43 percent to 37 percent. In the same poll, Biden leads Trump with 43 percent to the Republican's 41 percent.
An Ipsos/Reuters poll conducted among 1,005 adults from April 21 to 24 found Biden with 38 percent support to DeSantis' 30 percent. In a Trump/Biden match-up, the former president had 36 percent support to Biden's 38 percent.
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-presidential-ambitions-endure-another-bumpy-week-1797480
