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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
Politics
Steven Lemongello

DeSantis leads Trump in Florida in new state poll, but he trails nationally

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new state poll shows Gov. Ron DeSantis remains popular in Florida overall and has a 6-point lead over Trump in a potential GOP primary for president.

But it follows a string of national polls that show former President Donald Trump opening up big leads on DeSantis.

In the Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy survey released Tuesday, DeSantis’ approval rating in Florida was at 59%, up 4 percentage points from a poll from just before the November 2022 election. DeSantis defeated Democrat Charlie Crist by 19 points.

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