Gaining Ground: New Poll Shows This Presidential Hopeful Is Taking Advantage Of DeSantis's Decline And Moving In On The Number Two Spot

Written By BlabberBuzz | Thursday, 06 July 2023 12:00 PM
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Gaining Ground: New Poll Shows This Presidential Hopeful Is Taking Advantage Of DeSantis's Decline And Moving In On The Number Two Spot

Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is making waves in the Republican presidential primary race, according to a recent poll.

The survey, conducted by Echelon Insights, shows Ramaswamy gaining ground and breaking into double-digit numbers, closing in on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for second place behind former President Donald Trump.

While DeSantis' poll numbers are on the decline, Ramaswamy's popularity is on the rise. The poll reveals that Ramaswamy improved his numbers by 2 percent, while DeSantis saw a 3 percent decrease.

However, it is Trump who remains the frontrunner in the 2024 Republican presidential race, with a commanding lead over all other challengers.

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The data shows Trump polling at 49 percent support, while DeSantis trails significantly behind at 16 percent. Ramaswamy is not far behind, polling at 10 percent, just six points behind DeSantis.

These are the only three Republican candidates currently polling in the double-digits. Former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are tied at five percent, while South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott receives four percent support.

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie polls at two percent, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez are tied at one percent support, according to the poll results.

The survey, conducted between June 26 and 29, included 1,020 voters and has a margin of error of 3.9 percent.

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While Trump and DeSantis lead in the battleground states with 56 percent and 22 percent support, respectively, Ramaswamy has also gained ground and received seven percent support from swing state voters, as reported by Breitbart.

Ramaswamy's support among Republican voters has surged after he publicly expressed his backing for Trump when the former president faced federal charges from Biden's Department of Justice.

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The tech entrepreneur committed to pardoning Trump of all federal charges if he were to become president.

In a Twitter post on June 13, Ramaswamy wrote, "I challenge every US Presidential candidate to join me in standing for TRUTH. Commit to pardon Donald Trump for these federal charges on Day 1, or explain why you won't."

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Following Trump's recent campaign rally in South Carolina, which drew a crowd of 50,000 people, Steve Cortes, a top spokesman for DeSantis' Super PAC Never Back Down, acknowledged that Trump is the "clear frontrunner" and that the DeSantis campaign is falling significantly behind.

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