A poll’s results could spell bad news for Trump if he runs in 2024. A poll conducted by former ambassador John Bolton’s Super PAC revealed that a majority of Republicans would prefer a fresh face represent the party in 2024’s presidential election. The most interesting thing about the poll is the sharp uptick in respondents from the last poll conducted in March.
According to Mediaite:
In a new poll of Republican primary voters by former Amb. John Bolton’s Super PAC, respondents were asked “Since former President Trump’s popularity has dropped with voters since the 2020 election, would you agree or disagree that a new republican candidate – a fresh face – would be a stronger candidate to defeat Joe Biden in 2024?”
Just over a third (36 percent) of GOP primary voters say Trump would be the stronger candidate, while 52 percent say a “fresh face” would be stronger. As the Bolton Super PAC press release notes, that’s a massive swing since their last poll in April:
A new nationwide survey by John Bolton Super PAC of voters reveals that a majority of Republican primary voters now agree “that a new Republican candidate – a fresh face – would be a stronger candidate to defeat Joe Biden in 2024.” That is a major shift since our first national poll taken in April where 50% of primary voters said Trump would be the strongest candidate to defeat Biden while 36% said another candidate would be stronger. That’s a shift of 17 points away from Trump and 16 points to a “fresh face” – a 33-point swing.
In the same press release, Bolton said “The significant amount of data in this poll should be of considerable interest to Republican candidates at all levels: presidential, congressional, and state/local,” and that “The data show the fissures in Trump’s base are expanding, and show that GOP voters still prize good policy above anyone’s personality.”
While many Republicans have voiced their hopes Trump launches a third presidential campaign, he’s only dropped hints at his future plans. Some other Republicans have shifted their support to the wildly popular Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, however with so much time left until 2024 there’s plenty of time for a new face to take the Republican Party by storm.
