It seems like the whole political world is waking up to the reality that absent some dramatic and unlikely new development the 2024 GOP primary isn’t just Donald Trump’s to lose, it’s very difficult to come up with a scenario in which he does lose. One new poll illustrates numerically what is clear enough from the news in front of us. In a head to head race, A Yahoo/Yougov poll showed Donald Trump jumping to a 26 point lead over Ron DeSantis (57%-31%) from a 8 point lead less than two weeks ago. As recently as February it was a 4 point lead. In a ten candidate field – the more real world scenario – Trump holds 52% support while DeSantis falls to 21%.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1453481