Most Republican voters say former President Donald Trump is the strongest candidate to face President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, according to a new poll from Monmouth University.
The poll found more than two-thirds of Republican voters said Trump is "definitely" or "probably" the strongest candidate to face off against Biden in the general election:
- 45% said Trump is "definitely strongest."
- 24% said "probably strongest."
- 13% said another candidate would be "definitely stronger."
- 18% said another candidate would be "probably stronger."
More than half of Republicans said they are not concerned about the criminal indictments Trump is facing:
- 47% are not at all concerned.
- 25% are not too concerned.
- 16% are somewhat concerned.
- 11% are very concerned.
Trump remains far ahead of his rivals for the GOP nomination, according to the poll, which found:
- 54% support Trump.
- 22% support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
- 5% support entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
- 3% support Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
- 3% support former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
- 3% support former Vice President Mike Pence.
- 3% support former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Monmouth surveyed 681 Republican registered voters from July 12-19, 2023 with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.9 percentage points.
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