Mar-a-Lago Raid Gave Trump a 10-Point Boost Over DeSantis with Republican Primary Voters, Poll Shows

The Mar-a-Lago raid gave former President Donald Trump a 10-point boost over possible 2024 rival Gov. Ron DeSantis among Republican primary voters, further widening his already significant lead, according to a new poll.

The POLITICO/Morning Consult poll was conducted on August 10 — after federal agents searched the Florida property on Monday, but before Friday’s unsealing of the search warrant and property receipt revealed that the FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents.

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The poll found that 57% of registered voters would back Trump if he chose to run and if the Republican presidential primary were held that day. That’s a four-point increase on the 53% who said they would vote for the former president last month, per the POLITICO/Morning Consul’s July 15-17 National Tracking Poll.

Meanwhile, DeSantis, who could be Trump’s fiercest competition should they both choose to run, dropped from 23% to 17%. The events of this week, albeit without the revelations of the unsealed search warrant, gave Trump a 10-point boost over DeSantis.

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