Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads former President Donald Trump by a nearly 2-to-1 margin in a new poll of potential Sunshine State Republican presidential primary voters.
DeSantis scored a 52%-to-27% lead over Trump among registered Republicans surveyed, with Nikki Haley and Mike Pence far behind in the low single digits.
In a hypothetical #FloridaMan-a-mano matchup, DeSantis performs even better, clobbering Trump with 59% compared with just 28% for the former president.