According to FiveThirtyEight,Trump was regularly besting DeSantis with totals in the upper 50s tomore than60 percent, but the last time he hit 60 percent was inEchelonslate-April poll. There is nothing new to offer he has gone into repeats like some wheezy syndicated sitcom. Not too long ago, he announced a policy initiative entitled Virginia is for Vaccine Loversand has spent time on social media and in campaign ads seeking to tie Youngkin to the Covid strategies that are popular amongst so many Republican governors. By comparison, just 43% gave a favorable response of any sort, with 27% rating DeSantis leadership as very favorable. Among all voters, 48 percent now approve of DeSantis' job performance and 48 percent disapprove, according to a new poll from the market research company Morning According to polling aggregator RealClearPolitics, DeSantis leads Crist by an average of 8.8 percent, and Fried by 13 percent, though it is worth noting that some of the polls it includes are dated to 2021, and the most recent one is from February 2022. His disapproval rating has risen over the last two months as Florida's COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have reached their highest levels since the pandemic began. A close look at the numbers shows DeSantis still holds the support of 66% of Republicans, but Democrats are increasingly energized against him, with 66% of them For months, Bidens approval ratings have continued to tank as a majority of Americans disapprove of his job performance. Our small but mighty team works tirelessly to bring you news on how coronavirus is affecting Tampa and surrounding areas. 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The budget, DeSantis explained, continues our commitment to supporting the brave men and women in law enforcement, invests in our K-12 education for students and teachers, and preserves and protects Floridas natural resources all while maintaining record reserves and enacting the largest tax relief in state history: The state, he suggested, is forging ahead championing freedom first policies, despite the hardships rooted in Washington, DC, at the hands of the Biden administration. Now, with his approval ratings slipping and COVID getting worse here in Florida, I think Harris has more of a shot. Trumps totals are lagging far behind his approval ratings among Republicans. A number of left-leaning Twitter accounts have claimed that Crist has. Follow him on Twitter@KNaughton711. Morning Consult surveyed 4,174 voters in Florida and 3,041 voters in Texas from Aug. 21 to 30, with margins of error from 1 to 3 percentage points. In a hypothetical 2024 presidential primary matchup, DeSantis (48%) now leads Trump (40%) by 8 points. Trump is essentially tiedwith Bidenin national polling. underwhelming, but not **that** bad. At the moment, however, Florida Republicans would choose DeSantis, despite Trump being a Sunshine State resident.. As the Appendix to this article shows, the pandemic has taken its toll on almost everyone. Florida Gov. Most recently, the Republican-leaning firm Echelon has Trump down 43-45 percent among likely voters. The survey methodology notes that samples "drawn from a known registered voter list in FL.". By the end of August, 14 percent disapproveda 5 percent increase. The public is not sympathetic tothe Capitol rioters of 2021, with68 percent disapproving, including majorities ofall demographic and ideological groups 58 percent amongRepublicans;52 percent think Trump had a lot or some responsibility, including majoritiesor pluralities of alldemographic groups; just 24 percent thinkhe had no responsibility. Ron DeSantis (R) remains the most formidable challenger to former President Trumps hopes of reclaiming the Republican presidential nomination In the past month, Trump has mostly been in the low to mid-50s. Democratic support for the governor dropped from 24 percent to 21 percent, with disapproval rising from 72 percent in July to 76 percent. In a hypothetical matchup pitting DeSantis versus President Biden in 2024, DeSantis led 52%-44% among voters, exactly matching his lead from the January Suffolk University/USA TODAY network poll. Table #1: 10 states where governors have suffered the largest losses in approval ratings during the pandemic.[1]. The drops in support come as the Texas Republican made headlines for cracking down on mask and vaccine mandates amid a surge of the COVID-19 delta variant in the state. The poll results were initially mentioned in an NBC News report. DeSantis, an ardent supporter of former President Trump and a rising star in the GOP, has been predicted to be a contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Typically,GOP voters rally around their standard-bearerin the upper 80s. WebFlorida Governor - DeSantis vs. Fried. On July 1, the state reported 36 deaths. "'Cases'as in positive tests with mild to no symptomsaren't the main concern," Pushaw told Newsweek. DeSantis has a 60% approval rating among men and 47% approval rating among women, the poll said. Among independents, 60 percent approve and 23 percent disapprove. Governor Ron DeSantis had an approval rating of 50%, down from 58% in February of this year. Charlie is the experienced fighter Floridians need and want in Tallahassee right now.". Negative sentiment was less pronounced for DeSantis:Just 26 percent of independents viewed DeSantis very unfavorably, compared to 54 percent for Trump. Nearly half of voters polled this month said they were worse off than they were four years ago. DeSantis approval rating is down to 36% and Abbotts is even lower, at 32%. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday signed the states Freedom First Budget and ripped President Biden, who is experiencing ever-tanking approval ratings, telling the commander in chief to look in the mirror for once.. Trump is down43 to 53 percent with independents,36 to 58 percent with Hispanics, and at a deficit with seniors. Independents disapproval rose from 38 percent to 51 Of note, the poll shows the Senator leading among Republicans, independents and Democrats. Fifty-four percent of Florida voters approved of DeSantiss job in office from June 22 to July 1. Charlie Crist, earning 48 percent []" the article states. The veteran GOP operative was the pollster for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and is a long-time friend of Trump allies Roger Stone and Paul Manafort, both of whom have been pardoned by Trump. As President Trump dithered his way through the first months of the pandemic, it became clear that when it came to peoples daily lives, governors would be the ones with the power. Newsweek has reached out to DeSantis for comment. Of note, the same poll shows Rubio winning his race against likely Democratic nomineeVal Demings, the most prominent Democrat challenging him. Nearly half of all Florida voters now disapprove of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis' job performance. Instead, Trump continues to fume about the hearings and complain that the 2020 election was stolen. Overall, 62 percent of Hispanic voters, 68 percent of white voters and 40 percent of African-American voters approve of DeSantis. At first blush, the behavior of so many Republican governors seems self-destructive. But what I would say is you want to know why your approval ratings are in the toilet? he asked. DeSantis. A number of left-leaning Twitter accounts have claimed that Crist has edged higher than DeSantis in recent polls. The mercurial rise of Ron DeSantis is the Democrats fault. Penceis57 percentapproveto 29 percent disapprove among Republicans, very weak fora man with nearly total name recognition. DeSantis is even performing well with Democrats, garnering 46 percent approval versus 39 percent who disapprove. DeSantis polls 58 percent approve to just 15 percent disapprove. When voters compared the former president against other political leaders, Trump garnered only a small lead in favorability ahead of Biden 47%-44%, also mirroring the January findings, and was ranked even more narrowly above Vice President Kamala Harris, leading 46%-44%. Just 37% rated the Florida economy as excellent or good, down 10 points from January. DeSantis approval rating is down to 36% and Abbotts is even lower, at 32%. I mean arent both of there approval ratings dropping? A February-March poll by Saint Leo University gave a whopping 16-point advantage to DeSantis. "Charlie Crist is in this race to defeat Ron DeSantis, and this secret GOP poll shows that he's doing exactly that," Samantha Ramirez, spokesperson for Crist, said according to Village News. But it was also because governors, not presidents, have authority over important parts of pandemic controlfrom quarantines, to mask rules, to vaccine distribution plans. Eighty-three percent of Republican voters in Florida approve of the job DeSantis is doing as governor, down from 87 percent in July. WebOf all the elected officials mentioned in the survey, DeSantis has the highest job approval rating at 58%. 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The good news for Trump is that hestill has high approval numbers among Republicans and leads in allbut one of theGOP primaryballot tests. Normally, a28-point lead would be cause for celebration, but not for Trump. Try looking in the mirror for once." Unfortunatelyfor him, Trump is noSeinfeld.Hes more likeThe Cosby Show hotfor a while butnow forgotten. Kamala maybe? Additionally, DeSantis' net approval is higher with Hispanic Press J to jump to the feed. DeSantisis in office, pursuing actual policy, offering real alternatives rather than justcomplaints; heis capturing the fancy ofsome inthe media andsomecelebrities such as Bill Maher and Elon Musk things thatused to be Trumps territory. And he complains, Biden does, about everybody else. This month, lets celebrate women like Marcy Kaptur, Feehery: Progressive DC government turning city into a dystopia, Budowsky: Mike Pence, democracy and the Republican Partys future, The Memo: Lightfoot is latest Democrat to fall to anger over crime, Why a DC crime bill is creating big problems for Democrats, Trump successfully chilled FBI from being willing to investigate anything related to him: Peter Strzok. At the start of July, 72 percent of Democrats disapproved of his performance. On August 30, the state reported 574 deaths. Its starting to look like DeSantis could do that on his own. That is bad, but Trump is worse. As of September 2, Florida is ranked 20th among U.S. states with the highest vaccination rates. THE HILL 1625 K STREET, NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 TEL | 202-628-8503 FAX. I wrote in this space in May that aDeSantis-Tim Scottticket would beable to knock out Trump and be a favorite to wipe out any Democratic ticket in 2024. 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