FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If Ron DeSantis is the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, a poll released Friday shows him doing better in Florida against President Joe Biden than Donald Trump would fare.
DeSantis, who is running for re-election, is a likely candidate, but he hasn’t said so thus far. Trump, the former president, has also made candidate-like moves, but hasn’t announced a candidacy.
In a hypothetical matchup, the Florida Atlantic University poll shows DeSantis leading Biden 48% to 42%, a difference of 6 percentage points.