May 16 2023
President Trump's lead keeps growing in Morning Consult's weekly national tracking poll. The latest Morning Consult poll shows President Trump ahead of Ron DeSantis by 43 percentage points.
Morning Consult: "Over 3 in 5 potential Republican primary voters (61%) back Trump’s bid for the GOP nomination, giving him his largest level of support yet over his current and potential rivals since Morning Consult began tracking the race in December. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who hit the campaign trail in Iowa over the weekend but has yet to officially launch a bid, is supported by 18% of the party’s prospective electorate."
Morning Consult (May 12- May 14):
Trump 61 percent
DeSantis 18 percent
Pence 6 percent
Haley 4 percent
Ramaswamy 4 percent
Cheney 2 percent
Abbott 1 percent
Scott 1 percent
Hutchinson 1 percent