President Donald Trump is dominating the American presidential polls in early May of 2023. The Republican candidate holds a commanding lead of 36 points over Florida governor Ron DeSantis in the CBS News poll and Trump solidly defeats Joe Biden in separate general election polls. President Trump has recently visited Scotland to play some golf while he works on his front-running presidential campaign.
CBS News Poll: Donald Trump holds 36-POINT lead over Ron DeSantis
• Trump — 58% (+36)
• DeSantis — 22%
• Pence — 5%
• Ramaswamy — 5%
• Haley — 4%
• Christie — 2%
• Elder — 2%
• T. Scott— 1%
• Hutchinson — 1%CBS/YouGov (B+) | 587 LV | 05/01https://t.co/vJFd7fGLTq pic.twitter.com/B4kaDjhP88
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) May 2, 2023
Polling numbers promoted by FiveThirtyEight show Trump leading two separate major polls over Joe Biden in a general election matchup, even defeating Biden by eight points in a poll ending on May 1. DeSantis lost to Biden in hypothetical general election matchups in both of those polling contests.
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Nevertheless, certain members of the political class continue to agitate for Ron DeSantis, even as his numbers in big national polls have dropped considerably since the introduction of the “DeSimp” political machine on social media. With the election in full swing, and Robert F. Kennedy Junior picking up numbers on the Democrat primary side against Joe Biden, it’s clear that President Donald Trump is gaining momentum.
