Donald Trump's Chances of Beating Ron DeSantis as CPAC Straw Poll Released - Newsweek
And while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has often been touted as the person most likely to challenge Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, a Conservative Political Action Conference's (CPAC) straw poll suggests that Trump may have the edge.About 69 percent of attendees chose Trump when asked who they preferred as the Republican nominee for president in 2024, according to results announced on the CPAC state ahead of Trump's speech on Saturday.The latest survey saw him expand his lead from February's CPAC straw poll where Trump received 59 percent of the vote while DeSantis got 28 percent.In a CPAC straw poll conducted about a month after he left office, 55 percent of respondents said they would back Trump in a hypothetical 2024 primary while 21 percent chose DeSantis.A survey by WDIV and Detroit News found DeSantis trails Trump by about three points among likely Republican voters in Michigan.