DeSantis Beats Trump in 2024 Straw Poll at Colorado Conservative Conference
June 6, 2022 Updated 8:41 A.M. ET
DENVER (FLV) – At a Colorado conservative political conference in Denver, Gov. Ron DeSantis polled higher than Former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 presidential run.
The poll asked Western Conservative Summit attendees who they approved of clinching the Republican nomination for president in 2024. 71% approved of DeSantis will Trump finished with 67%.
Attendees were able to select more than one candidate.
DeSantis won the same straw poll last year in Colorado, finishing at 74% approval while Trump garnered 71%.
Neither figure has declared candidacy for 2024, but Trump and DeSantis have large campaign war chests.
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According to RealClearPolitics, which aggregates polls and averages them for a more accurate depiction of elections, DeSantis is leading Crist by 8.8 points and Fried by 12.8 points in hypothetical matchups.
